Buying a home in RH4, Dorking. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£557kmost £483k–£694k
Houses per m²£6,205flats £4,787
Sold last year127933 in five years
Prices in Mole Valley+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RH4 sold for £556,621 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £483,367 and £694,066, for about 92 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Dorking (£563,000).

127 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £194k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RH4 2 (£5,832) and the most in RH4 1 (£6,428).

Across Mole Valley, prices are up 2.4% on a year ago and up 9.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,856 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,538 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £111,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.

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House prices in RH4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£293,076£287k–£427k42 m²12
2£429,161£383k–£485k66 m²186
3£556,621£483k–£694k92 m²280
4£800,694£616k–£922k127 m²92
5+£1,024,818£924k–£1.31m179 m²107

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£293k£429k£557k£801k£1.02m
Detached—£637k£745k£919k£1.16m
Semi-detached—£449k£551k£780k£935k
Terraced£292k£425k£505k£627k£805k
Flats£194k£290k£360k£450k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across RH4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
RH4 1£6,428£5,029
RH4 2£5,832£4,521
RH4 3£6,146£4,751

Schools near RH4

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Martin's CofE Primary School76% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Ashcombe School61.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RH4

Is RH4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Dorking; prices in Mole Valley are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (76% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (61.4% against 43.8%); 127 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in RH4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RH4 sold for £556,621 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £483,367 and £694,066.

Is RH4 expensive for Dorking?

A 3-bedroom house in RH4 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Dorking (£563,000).

How many homes sell in RH4 each year?

127 homes sold in the last year and 933 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near RH4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Martin's CofE Primary School, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near RH4?

For a 3-bedroom house, RH1 (£494k, 12 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.