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Electoral wardE05015344

Bookham West ward, Mole Valley

Bookham West is one of 13 electoral wards of Mole Valley District Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,617 residents in 3,356 households — 816 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dorking and Horley constituency; for county elections it is in the Bookham and Fetcham West division.

Residents, 20217,617council ward average 6,722
Households3,3562.27 residents per household
Density816/ km²about 9.33 km² · Mole Valley 338
Aged 65+26.8%Mole Valley: 23.8% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 337
5–95.3% · 403
10–157.1% · 541
16–194.2% · 318
20–243.8% · 293
25–348.3% · 630
35–4917.0% · 1,292
50–6423.2% · 1,766
65–7412.2% · 926
75–849.8% · 743
85+4.9% · 370

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.4% · 417
1 car or van39.3% · 1,318
2 cars or vans33.4% · 1,122
3 or more14.9% · 500
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Mole Valley overall: 73.2% owned, 11.6% social rented, 14.1% private rented.

Owned outright42.6% · 1,428
With mortgage28.3% · 951
Shared ownership1.1% · 36
Social rented16.1% · 541
Private rented11.9% · 399

Type of home

Detached house43.8% · 1,469
Semi-detached house26.5% · 889
Terraced house9.0% · 301
Purpose-built flat17.7% · 594
Converted house1.4% · 47
Other conversion0.7% · 22
Above shop / office0.8% · 26
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015344
County division
Bookham and Fetcham West
Constituency
Dorking and Horley
Region
South East
Density rank in council
9 of 13

Other wards in the same constituency

BBookham East & Eastwick Park30.9% aged 65+ · 90.4% owned4,030BBrockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley31.9% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned6,258CCapel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood22.8% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned6,642DDorking North19.8% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,450DDorking South21.3% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned9,032FFetcham25.3% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned8,022HHolmwoods & Beare Green22.8% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned6,641MMickleham, Westcott & Okewood23.8% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned7,772

All 13 wards of Mole Valley

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.