Mole Valley
§ This page gives an overview of the Mole Valley local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Mole Valley in Surrey includes the towns of Dorking and Leatherhead, alongside extensive countryside. The district is dominated by the North Downs, with Box Hill providing dramatic views and walking trails, and the Mole Gap where the River Mole cuts through chalk hills. Dorking is a historic market town, while Leatherhead combines suburban character with riverside parks. Villages such as Mickleham and Abinger offer traditional Surrey charm, with commons, farmland, and woodland defining much of the landscape.
The administrative boundary of Mole Valley can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Mole Valley.
Key Facts about Mole Valley
What region is Mole Valley in? Mole Valley is in the South East of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Mole Valley in? Mole Valley is located in the county of Surrey.
Is Mole Valley a city? No, Mole Valley is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Mole Valley? The local authority for this district is: Mole Valley District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Surrey is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Surrey County Council.
▶ Official website of Mole Valley District Council 🔗 molevalley.gov.uk
Which police force covers Mole Valley? Policing in Mole Valley is provided by Surrey Police 🔗 surrey.police.uk, which serves 11 local authority districts: Elmbridge ⁞ Epsom and Ewell ⁞ Guildford ⁞ Mole Valley ⁞ Reigate and Banstead ⁞ Runnymede ⁞ Spelthorne ⁞ Surrey Heath ⁞ Tandridge ⁞ Waverley ⁞ Woking.
Constituencies in Mole Valley
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Mole Valley
Mole Valley is divided into 13 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ashtead Lanes & Common
- Ashtead Park
- Bookham East & Eastwick Park
- Bookham West
- Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
- Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
- Dorking North
- Dorking South
- Fetcham
- Holmwoods & Beare Green
- Leatherhead North
- Leatherhead South
- Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Mole Valley
Mole Valley is part-parished: 13 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 4 unparished areas.
- Abinger
- Betchworth
- Brockham
- Buckland
- Capel
- Charlwood
- Headley
- Holmwood
- Leigh
- Mickleham
- Newdigate
- Ockley
- Wotton
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Mole Valley
Mole Valley covers 30 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abinger Common
- Ashtead *
- Beare Green
- Box Hill
- Brockham
- Buckland (Mole Valley)
- Capel
- Charlwood
- Cudworth
- Dorking
- Epsom *
- Forest Green
- Great Bookham and Fetcham *
- Headley (Mole Valley)
- Holmbury St Mary *
- Hookwood *
- Horley (Reigate and Banstead) *
- Leatherhead
- Leigh (Mole Valley)
- Mickleham
- Nalderswood
- Newdigate
- Ockley
- Parkgate (Mole Valley)
- Peaslake *
- Reigate *
- Sutton Abinger *
- Walliswood *
- Westcott (Mole Valley)
- Westhumble
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Mole Valley.)
Mole Valley compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Mole Valley compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Mole Valley has 13 electoral wards.
Mole Valley has a population of 88,709 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Mole Valley can be found on the ONS statistics for Mole Valley.