United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Mole Valley
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~88k · 32 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with pockets of affordability. Mole Valley’s median house price is 13.3 times median annual pay, and rent takes a significant 42.6% of gross median earnings, both among the worst in the South East. However, weekly pay is slightly above the regional median at £837.40, and recorded crime is lower than the South East average. The real strength lies in education, with 96.9% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, higher than 80% of England authorities. This suits those prioritising school quality and lower crime over housing affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Mole Valley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,545/yr
High
Better than 77% of UK LAs
House price
£580,000
Very expensive
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,545/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,520/yr
Expensive
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Crime
55.9/1k
Low
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Deprivation
9.5
Least deprived
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Schools
93.8%
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
32 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
30 of 32 (93.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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32 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 32 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.