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ALDERSHOT
AMERSHAM
APPLEFORD
ARLESEY
ASCOT
ASHFORD
AYLESBURY
BALDOCK
BANSTEAD
BASILDON
BASINGSTOKE
BEACONSFIELD
BEDFORD
BENFLEET
BERKHAMSTED
BIGGLESWADE
BILLERICAY
BILLINGSHURST
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
BLETCHLEY
BOREHAMWOOD
BRAINTREE
BRENTWOOD
BRIGHTON
BROXBOURNE
BURGESS HILL
BUSHEY
CAMBERLEY
CAMBRIDGE
CANTERBURY
CATERHAM
CHATHAM
CHELMSFORD
CHERTSEY
CHESHUNT
CHOLSEY
CHORLEYWOOD
COLCHESTER
CRAWLEY
DARTFORD
DIDCOT
DORKING
EARLSWOOD
EAST GRINSTEAD
EAST MOLESY
EBBSFLEET
EDENBRIDGE
EGHAM
EPSOM
ERITH
ESHER
FARNBOROUGH
FARNHAM
FLEET
FOXTON
FRIMLEY
GERRARDS CROSS
GILLINGHAM
GODALMING
GRAVESEND
GRAYS
GUILDFORD
HARLOW TOWN
HARPENDEN
HASLEMERE
HATFIELD
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HENLEY
HERTFORD EAST
HERTFORD NORTH
HIGH WYCOMBE
HITCHIN
HOOK
HORLEY
HUNTINGDON
INGATESTONE
LAINDON
LEATHERHEAD
LEIGH-ON-SEA
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
LETCHWORTH
LUTON
MAIDENHEAD
MAIDSTONE
MELDRETH
MILTON KEYNES
NEWBURY
NORTHAMPTON
ORPINGTON
OTFORD
OVERTON
OXFORD
OXSHOTT
OXTED
PADDOCK WOOD
PETERBOROUGH
PITSEA
POTTERS BAR
PRINCES RISBOROUGH
PURFLEET
RAINHAM (KENT)
RAYLEIGH
READING
REDHILL
REIGATE
RICKMANSWORTH
ROCHESTER
ROCHFORD
ROYSTON
RUGBY
SANDY
SAWBRIDGEWORTH
SEVENOAKS
SHENFIELD
SHEPRETH
SLOUGH
SOUTHEND
ST ALBANS
ST NEOTS
STAINES
STEVENAGE
SWANLEY
SWANSCOMBE
SWINDON
TAPLOW
THREE BRIDGES
TILBURY
TONBRIDGE
TRING
VIRGINIA WATER
WALTHAM CROSS
Walton-on-Thames
WARE
WATFORD JUNCTION
WELLINGBOROUGH
WELWYN GARDEN
WEST MALLING
WEYBRIDGE
WICKFORD
WINCHFIELD
WINDSOR
WITHAM
WOKING
WOKINGHAM
HAYWARDS HEATH
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
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Every day hundreds of thousands of people commute into London for work. Maybe you are already one of them or perhaps you’re considering ‘the big move’? A move away from the capital can offer a welcome change from the fast-paced London life, and a more affordable alternative to the capital’s high house prices.
To help with your choice, CBRE research have bought together in one place handy information such as the average property price, annual season ticket cost and the typical travel time to London.
We have looked at nearly 150 commuter towns and villages. The average house price across these locations is £393,570, which is 19% lower than the London average of £488,003. But there is wide range to suit different budgets. For example, in Luton the average price is less than half the London average at £229,032. In contrast Beaconsfield has an average price of nearly £831,000.
Of course, there will be many factors influencing this range in prices; including, but not limited to, access to nature, local amenities, and the quality of schools. Within London itself, proximity to tube stations play
a pivotal role as shown in our previous research.
But for commuters there is a significant trade-off between property price, travel time and travel cost. We have analysed this relationship and found that, on average, a ten-minute increase in travel time reduces the average house price by £21,762. Also, for every £100 spent on an annual
season ticket, the average house price goes down by £4,179.
Town
PETERBOROUGH
PURFLEET
WELLINGBOROUGH
RUGBY
CHATHAM
BLETCHLEY
LUTON
PITSEA
NORTHAMPTON
COLCHESTER
£ 177,741
£ 197,130
£ 202,931
£ 218,782
£ 222,757
£ 224,197
£ 229,033
£ 237,763
£ 238,605
£ 242,752
Average House Price
Top 10 least expensive
Top 10 least expensive
Top 10 most undervalued
£ 830,964
£ 777,342
£ 770,817
£ 747,820
£ 681,087
£ 676,082
£ 653,491
£ 644,677
£ 625,194
£ 615,491
Average House Price
Town
BEACONSFIELD
ESHER
VIRGINIA WATER
GERRARDS CROSS
HARPENDEN
HENLEY
ASCOT
INGATESTONE
LEATHERHEAD
AMERSHAM
Top 10 most expensive
£ 300,903
£ 269,481
£ 327,807
£ 313,250
£ 266,333
£ 177,741
£ 268,225
£ 285,709
£ 344,691
£ 379,432
Average House Price
Town
BIGGLESWADE
HUNTINGDON
BENFLEET
WICKFORD
GRAYS
PETERBOROUGH
MILTON KEYNES
SANDY
BROXBOURNE
WINCHFIELD
Top 10 most undervalued towns*
*Top 10 most undervalued/’best buys’/towns that offer good value for money considering travel times and travel cost
Top 10 most undervalued
Top 10 most expensive
Top 10 least expensive
Top 10 most expensive
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ALDERSHOT
AMERSHAM
APPLEFORD
ARLESEY
ASCOT
ASHFORD
AYLESBURY
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Top 10 least expensive
Top 10 most expensive
Top 10 most undervalued
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BALDOCK
BANSTEAD
BASILDON
BASINGSTOKE
BEACONSFIELD
BEDFORD
BENFLEET
BERKHAMSTED
BIGGLESWADE
BILLERICAY
BILLINGSHURST
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
BLETCHLEY
BOREHAMWOOD
BRAINTREE
BRENTWOOD
BRIGHTON
BROXBOURNE
BURGESS HILL
BUSHEY
B
CAMBERLEY
CAMBRIDGE
CANTERBURY
CATERHAM
CHATHAM
CHELMSFORD
CHERTSEY
CHESHUNT
CHOLSEY
CHORLEYWOOD
COLCHESTER
CRAWLEY
C
DARTFORD
DIDCOT
DORKING
D
EARLSWOOD
EAST GRINSTEAD
EAST MOLESY
EBBSFLEET
EDENBRIDGE
EGHAM
EPSOM
ERITH
ESHER
E
FARNBOROUGH
FARNHAM
FLEET
FOXTON
FRIMLEY
F
GERRARDS CROSS
GILLINGHAM
GODALMING
GRAVESEND
GRAYS
GUILDFORD
G
HARLOW TOWN
HARPENDEN
HASLEMERE
HATFIELD
HAYWARDS HEATH
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HENLEY
HERTFORD EAST
HERTFORD NORTH
HIGH WYCOMBE
HITCHIN
HOOK
HORLEY
HUNTINGDON
H
INGATESTONE
I
LAINDON
LEATHERHEAD
LEIGH-ON-SEA
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
LETCHWORTH
LUTON
L
MAIDENHEAD
MAIDSTONE
MELDRETH
MILTON KEYNES
M
NEWBURY
NORTHAMPTON
N
ORPINGTON
OTFORD
OVERTON
OXFORD
OXSHOTT
OXTED
O
PADDOCK WOOD
PETERBOROUGH
PITSEA
POTTERS BAR
PRINCES RISBOROUGH
PURFLEET
P
RAINHAM (KENT)
RAYLEIGH
READING
REDHILL
REIGATE
RICKMANSWORTH
ROCHESTER
ROCHFORD
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS
ROYSTON
RUGBY
R
SANDY
SAWBRIDGEWORTH
SEVENOAKS
SHENFIELD
SHEPRETH
SLOUGH
SOUTHEND
ST ALBANS
ST NEOTS
STAINES
STEVENAGE
SUNBURY ON THAMES
SWANLEY
SWANSCOMBE
SWINDON
S
TAPLOW
THREE BRIDGES
TILBURY
TONBRIDGE
TRING
T
VIRGINIA WATER
V
WALTHAM CROSS
WALTON-ON-THAMES
WARE
WATFORD JUNCTION
WELLINGBOROUGH
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
WEST MALLING
WEYBRIDGE
WICKFORD
WINCHFIELD
WINDSOR
WITHAM
WOKING
WOKINGHAM
W
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Average House Price: Land Registry
Annual Season ticket price: https://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/seasonticket/search
Travel Time: National Rail
Proportion of ‘Outstanding’ primary schools: OFSTED
Average 2-bed rent: Zoopla