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Best commuter towns near London

Towns outside London ranked on the combination that decides whether commuting is sustainable: train time, price, and whether the place is somewhere you'd want to spend a weekend. Remember the season ticket - £2,000 to £6,000 a year eats into any price saving.

Ranked from Boroughly's dataset of 278 areas. Prices are median sold prices from HM Land Registry where sourced; scores are indicative composites - see how we source data. Use this to build a shortlist, not to make the final call.

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1

Shenfield

Essex · £530k to buy · £1,650/mo to rent · ~25 min by train, £530k avg

2

Bushey

Hertfordshire · £550k to buy · £1,650/mo to rent · ~20 min by train, £550k avg

3

Harpenden

Hertfordshire · £770k to buy · £1,850/mo to rent · ~25 min by train, £770k avg

4

Radlett

Hertfordshire · £810k to buy · £2,000/mo to rent · ~25 min by train, £810k avg

5

Gerrards Cross

Buckinghamshire · £855k to buy · £2,300/mo to rent · ~25 min by train, £855k avg

6

Kings Langley

Hertfordshire · £575k to buy · £1,550/mo to rent · ~30 min by train, £575k avg

7

Sevenoaks

Kent · £700k to buy · £1,650/mo to rent · ~30 min by train, £700k avg

8

Esher

Surrey · £890k to buy · £2,300/mo to rent · ~25 min by train, £890k avg

9

Weybridge

Surrey · £584k to buy · £2,200/mo to rent · ~30 min by train, £584k avg

10

West Byfleet

Surrey · £464k to buy · £1,650/mo to rent · ~30 min by train, £464k avg

11

Broxbourne

Hertfordshire · £465k to buy · £1,450/mo to rent · ~30 min by train, £465k avg

12

St Albans

Hertfordshire · £520k to buy · £1,600/mo to rent · ~20 min by train, £520k avg

13

Potters Bar

Hertfordshire · £620k to buy · £1,550/mo to rent · ~20 min by train, £620k avg

14

Beaconsfield

Buckinghamshire · £955k to buy · £1,800/mo to rent · ~25 min by train, £955k avg

15

Knebworth

Hertfordshire · £468k to buy · £1,450/mo to rent · ~35 min by train, £468k avg

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