Surrey Hills town
Dorking
Surrey
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The short answer
Genuinely lovely setting under Box Hill with a real village feel — but the train is slower than the map suggests and the high street is modest.
Key stats
Commute to Waterloo
53 min peak · 58 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to station
5 min
Schools
- GoodSt Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles away
- GoodPowell Corderoy Primary School0.8 miles away
Property market
Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.
Detached
£500k–£600k
2 recent sales
Semi-detached
£500k–£600k
9 recent sales
Terraced
£500k–£600k
7 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
11 recent sales
Recent example sales
- Terraced · RH5 4TE£302,500
- Flat/Maisonette · RH4 2JQ£230,000
- Flat/Maisonette · RH4 1DG£310,000
Well-known pubs nearby
- The White Horse0.1 mi
- Surrey Yeoman0.1 mi
- Deepdene0.1 mi
- Red Bar & Lounge0.1 mi
- The White Hart0.1 mi
Green space nearby
- Meadowbank Park0.1 mi
- Cotmandene0.2 mi
- Dorking Rec - Meadowbank Recreation Ground0.2 mi
Lifestyle at a glance
50
Restaurants
9/10
Arts & culture
7
Health clubs
2
Nurseries
Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above.
Neighbourhoods
- Town centre and South Street
- Deepdene and Rose Hill
- Brockham and Betchworth
Practicalities
Crime
Low
Index 47 · below average
Average broadband
200 Mbps
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