Is RH4 1AT a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

RH4 1AT is a postcode in Dorking North, Mole Valley, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near RH4 1AT, then scores the surrounding small area 60/100 - top 39% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around RH4 1AT are housing and health, while property market signals is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for RH4 1AT is based on Mole Valley 010 Census 2021. It covers 7,326 residents, 1,823 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 46, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 66% owner-occupied, 20% privately rented, 13% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near RH4 1AT, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the RH4 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £439k from 66 rolling sales, up 5.5% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near RH4 1AT can compare 8 state schools within one mile, including 7 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 3 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 3 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near RH4 1AT by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around RH4 1AT is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 7 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.