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Electoral wardE05015346

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood ward, Mole Valley

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood is one of 13 electoral wards of Mole Valley District Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,642 residents in 2,744 households — 111 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dorking and Horley constituency; for county elections it is in the Dorking Rural division.

Residents, 20216,642council ward average 6,722
Households2,7442.42 residents per household
Density111/ km²about 60.05 km² · Mole Valley 338
Aged 65+22.8%Mole Valley: 23.8% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 282
5–94.6% · 303
10–156.5% · 429
16–194.2% · 277
20–244.4% · 293
25–349.7% · 642
35–4917.7% · 1,176
50–6426.0% · 1,727
65–7412.6% · 836
75–847.6% · 502
85+2.6% · 175

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.0% · 164
1 car or van32.8% · 901
2 cars or vans35.2% · 967
3 or more25.9% · 712
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.2% · 1,130
With mortgage34.3% · 941
Shared ownership1.0% · 27
Social rented11.0% · 303
Private rented12.5% · 342

Type of home

Detached house44.5% · 1,222
Semi-detached house29.8% · 819
Terraced house12.8% · 352
Purpose-built flat6.5% · 177
Converted house2.0% · 55
Other conversion1.4% · 39
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 75
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015346
County division
Dorking Rural
Constituency
Dorking and Horley
Region
South East
Density rank in council
12 of 13

Parishes in the ward

CapelCharlwoodLeighNewdigate

Council offices in this ward

PCapel Parish CouncilParish council · RH5 5LD

Other wards in the same constituency

BBookham East & Eastwick Park30.9% aged 65+ · 90.4% owned4,030BBookham West26.8% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned7,617BBrockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley31.9% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned6,258DDorking 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.