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Electoral wardE05015348

Dorking South ward, Mole Valley

Dorking South is one of 13 electoral wards of Mole Valley District Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,032 residents in 3,912 households — 2,082 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dorking and Horley constituency; for county elections it is in the Dorking South and the Holmwoods division.

Residents, 20219,032council ward average 6,722
Households3,9122.31 residents per household
Density2,082/ km²about 4.34 km² · Mole Valley 338
Aged 65+21.3%Mole Valley: 23.8% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 470
5–95.8% · 527
10–157.4% · 669
16–194.1% · 366
20–244.2% · 383
25–3411.1% · 1,006
35–4920.2% · 1,821
50–6420.7% · 1,873
65–7410.3% · 934
75–847.1% · 644
85+3.8% · 343

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.5% · 684
1 car or van45.1% · 1,763
2 cars or vans27.3% · 1,069
3 or more10.1% · 394
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright33.2% · 1,297
With mortgage26.8% · 1,048
Shared ownership1.2% · 48
Social rented21.5% · 839
Private rented17.3% · 678
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house22.9% · 894
Semi-detached house23.4% · 916
Terraced house16.8% · 655
Purpose-built flat28.4% · 1,111
Converted house4.1% · 162
Other conversion2.1% · 81
Above shop / office2.1% · 83
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015348
County division
Dorking South and the Holmwoods
Constituency
Dorking and Horley
Region
South East
Density rank in council
2 of 13

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% owned6,258CCapel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood22.8% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned6,642DDorking North19.8% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,450FFetcham25.3% 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.