Mole Valley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  79,177 in 1991 → 88,709 in 2024 (+12.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £289,671 in 2005 → £555,858 in 2026 (+91.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £453 in 2008 → £672 in 2025 (+48.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.3% in 2004 → 84.5% in 2023 (+12.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.5% in 2001 → 1.9% in 2025 (+280.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £16,964 in 1997 → £40,280 in 2024 (+137.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Mole Valley; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing9.7% (2024/25) · 1st lowest of 292
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing8.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 8th highest of 363
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£40,280 (2024) · 12th highest of 361
• Productivity · Economy & work£60.8 per hour (2023) · 13th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment13,028 kWh (2024/25) · 344th lowest of 347
• Housing affordability · Housing13.5× earnings (April 2025) · 311th lowest of 316
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access47% (May 2024) · 300th highest of 318
• Business births · Economy & work8.3% (2024) · 327th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Surrey, which includes Mole Valley.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.5 years · England 80.0 · 9th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.8 years · England 83.8 · 10th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.1 years · England 60.9 · 17th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)66.4 years · England 61.3 · 14th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)234.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 8th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.4% · England 10.4 · 16th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)59.1% · England 64.6 · 29th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Surrey, which includes Mole Valley.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)74.1% · England 68.3 · 8th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)51.3 score · England 46.0 · 17th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.9% · England 5.8 · 79th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)8.3% · England 19.8 · 8th lowest of 153