Bacteriostatic water in Dorking

Local facts for Dorking

Dorking sits in the RH4 postcode district (RH area), within Mole Valley, South East, England.

RH4 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Dorking go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Biological Sciences, 27 km
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The), Biological Sciences, 30.6 km
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 31.4 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Dorking with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 34.4 km north-east
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 35 km north-east
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 35.2 km north-east
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 35.7 km north
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 36 km north-east
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 38.1 km north-east
• University of Sussex (UKPRN 10007806): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 44.3 km south-east
• The University of Reading (UKPRN 10007802): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 48.7 km north-west

Nearby: Great Bookham (6 km), Leatherhead (7 km), Reigate (8.7 km), Redhill (11.1 km), Epsom (12 km).

Regional hub: Southampton.

Dorking lies north-east of Southampton, about 83.5 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the RH postcode area (20 of the 298 we list for South East):

• Mole Valley, RH4, 1.5 km
• Reigate and Banstead, RH2, 10.2 km
• RH, 12 km
• Horley, RH6, 13.4 km
• Crawley, RH10, 16.5 km
• Crawley, RH10, 16.5 km
• Worth, RH10, 18.8 km
• Horsham, RH12, 19 km

Postcode districts in the RH area covered by our South East location pages: RH1, RH2, RH4, RH6, RH8, RH10, RH12, RH13, RH15, RH16, RH17, RH19, RH20.

More nearby location pages in South East (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Mole Valley (5 location pages): Mole Valley 1.5 km, Surrey 4.4 km, Great Bookham 6 km, Leatherhead 7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Dorking: north, Surrey (4.4 km); east, Reigate (8.7 km); south, Mole Valley (1.5 km); west, Great Bookham (6 km).

Location pages in South East within 10 km of Dorking: 5; within 25 km: 39; within 50 km: 121.

Map reference: 51.2328, -0.3299 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074571784).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.