Best places to live for commuting to Canary Wharf

Door-to-door commute times by train to Canary Wharf from every neighbourhood in England, with typical house prices, good schools nearby and crime, so you can see where families can live within reach. Times are for the morning rush and include getting to the station and waiting for the train.

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141

neighbourhoods within 30 min

466

within 45 min

927

within an hour

8 min

quickest: Canary Wharf

Commuter towns, quickest first

Typical door-to-door time across each town's neighbourhoods, the quickest of them, the typical home price, and the neighbourhood with the best family score.

Town	Typical commute	Quickest	Typical home	Best for families
Tower Hamlets	18 min	8 min	£475k	Millwall South
Southwark	26 min	11 min	£478k	Rotherhithe
City and County of the City of London	26 min	26 min	£745k	City of London
Newham	28 min	17 min	£426k	Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Greenwich	29 min	17 min	£450k	Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
City of Westminster	34 min	25 min	£811k	Maida Vale
Lewisham	35 min	22 min	£475k	Telegraph Hill
Hackney	36 min	26 min	£607k	Clissold South
Camden	37 min	24 min	£751k	Frognal
Islington	38 min	25 min	£675k	Tufnell Park East
Kensington and Chelsea	38 min	29 min	£1.14m	Notting Hill South
Lambeth	40 min	19 min	£538k	Clapham Park West
Bexley	42 min	28 min	£424k	Danson Park
Barking and Dagenham	42 min	28 min	£383k	Becontree East
Redbridge	42 min	34 min	£520k	Barkingside East
Waltham Forest	44 min	31 min	£548k	Highams Park East
Buckhurst Hill	45 min	45 min	£636k	Buckhurst Hill
Wandsworth	45 min	33 min	£632k	Merton Road
Hammersmith and Fulham	46 min	40 min	£745k	Munster
Haringey	49 min	41 min	£581k	Fortis Green & Coldfall
Loughton	49 min	47 min	£545k	Loughton South
Brent	50 min	36 min	£525k	Wembley North
Chigwell	50 min	48 min	£710k	Grange Hill
Havering	50 min	39 min	£448k	Rise Park
Dartford	51 min	47 min	£384k	Heath
Ealing	51 min	40 min	£520k	Elthorne Park
Aveley	52 min	52 min	£382k	Aveley
Brentwood	52 min	50 min	£456k	Shenfield & Hutton Mount
Bromley	52 min	42 min	£510k	Widmore
Merton	52 min	46 min	£515k	Wimbledon Chase
Northfleet	52 min	51 min	£305k	Perry Street
Swanscombe	52 min	51 min	£330k	Swanscombe
South Ockendon	54 min	50 min	£332k	South Ockendon
Croydon	54 min	38 min	£424k	Monks Orchard
Sevenoaks	54 min	53 min	£730k	Sevenoaks Town & Weald
Stone (Dartford)	54 min	54 min	£385k	Stone & Crossways
Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames	54 min	47 min	£283k	South Chafford
Ingrave and Herongate	56 min	56 min	£519k	Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
Swanley	56 min	56 min	£398k	Swanley South & Crockenhill
Tilbury	56 min	56 min	£333k	Tilbury
Waltham Cross	56 min	56 min	£369k	Waltham Cross Town
Basildon	57 min	53 min	£320k	Laindon East & Lee Chapel North
Joyden's Wood	57 min	57 min	£510k	Joydens Wood
Theydon Bois	57 min	57 min	£745k	Theydon Bois & Abridge
Barnet	58 min	42 min	£592k	Osidge
Gravesend	58 min	54 min	£370k	Riverview Park
Grays	58 min	52 min	£400k	Little Thurrock South
Hextable	58 min	58 min	£455k	Swanley East & Hextable
Enfield	58 min	51 min	£440k	Enfield Town North
Doddinghurst	59 min	59 min	£605k	Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst
Otford and Kemsing	59 min	59 min	£661k	Kemsing & Otford
South Darenth and Sutton at Hone	59 min	59 min	£365k	Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone
South Merstham	59 min	59 min	£438k	Merstham
Ingatestone	60 min	60 min	£592k	Ingatestone & Mountnessing
Waltham Abbey	60 min	60 min	£400k	Waltham Abbey North
Epping	60 min	58 min	£555k	Epping South
Billericay	61 min	60 min	£475k	Billericay North East
Borehamwood	61 min	61 min	£445k	Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Harrow	61 min	52 min	£550k	North Harrow
Kingston upon Thames	61 min	54 min	£604k	Tudor Drive

Under 30 minutes from Canary Wharf

141 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Rotherhithe, Southwark	15 min	£550k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Westcombe Park & Maze Hill, Greenwich	25 min	£582k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Telegraph Hill, Lewisham	30 min	£490k	5 min	4 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Silvertown & Royal Wharf, Newham	17 min	£482k	4 min	4 min	Very high	6.7 / 10
Millwall South, Tower Hamlets	14 min	£445k	4 min	6 min	Low	6.4 / 10
Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk, Southwark	19 min	£705k	5 min	5 min	Very high	6.2 / 10
East Village, Newham	24 min	£612k	6 min	4 min	Very high	6.2 / 10
Central Westminster, City of Westminster	25 min	£802k	4 min	3 min	Very high	6.2 / 10
Regent's Park, City of Westminster	26 min	£900k	6 min	4 min	Very high	6.2 / 10
Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin, Hackney	27 min	£528k	5 min	3 min	High	6.2 / 10
East Ham North, Newham	30 min	£518k	6 min	4 min	Average	6.2 / 10
West Ham Park, Newham	22 min	£538k	5 min	4 min	Average	6.1 / 10
Limehouse North & Stepney East, Tower Hamlets	17 min	£447k	4 min	3 min	High	6.0 / 10
Aldgate, Tower Hamlets	21 min	£548k	4 min	3 min	Very high	6.0 / 10
Upton Park, Newham	27 min	£502k	4 min	3 min	Very high	6.0 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Canary Wharf

325 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth	43 min	£985k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.3 / 10
Clapham Park West, Lambeth	41 min	£690k	5 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Barkingside East, Redbridge	42 min	£570k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.5 / 10
Hacton, Havering	43 min	£485k	7 min	6 min	Low	7.5 / 10
Clapham South, Lambeth	40 min	£780k	5 min	3 min	High	7.4 / 10
Upper Tooting, Wandsworth	43 min	£775k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth	41 min	£1.56m	8 min	5 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Upminster North & Cranham West, Havering	39 min	£600k	10 min	4 min	Low	7.2 / 10
Highams Park East, Waltham Forest	44 min	£662k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.2 / 10
Battersea Park, Wandsworth	38 min	£842k	6 min	3 min	High	7.1 / 10
Barkingside North, Redbridge	45 min	£500k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.1 / 10
Maida Vale, City of Westminster	36 min	£825k	4 min	3 min	High	7.0 / 10
Frognal, Camden	39 min	£1.25m	6 min	8 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Upminster South & Corbets Tey, Havering	41 min	£725k	13 min	4 min	Very low	7.0 / 10
Barkingside West, Redbridge	43 min	£615k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.0 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Canary Wharf

461 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Wimbledon Chase, Merton	51 min	£721k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Twickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames	55 min	£935k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Munster, Hammersmith and Fulham	48 min	£816k	5 min	3 min	Low	8.5 / 10
Merton Road, Wandsworth	49 min	£725k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames	53 min	£955k	5 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Southfields North, Wandsworth	48 min	£950k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Elthorne Park, Ealing	51 min	£887k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Widmore, Bromley	51 min	£508k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Fortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey	51 min	£876k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
South Ealing, Ealing	52 min	£572k	6 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Cottenham Park, Merton	53 min	£1.05m	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Elmers End, Bromley	55 min	£618k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Rise Park, Havering	53 min	£542k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Merton Park, Merton	56 min	£635k	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Muswell Hill North, Haringey	52 min	£638k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Canary Wharf

825 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Hitchin Highbury, Hitchin	78 min	£489k	7 min	3 min	Very low	9.1 / 10
Pewley Down & The Mount, Guildford	74 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Marshalswick, St Albans	65 min	£625k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Harpenden East, Harpenden	71 min	£785k	7 min	3 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Springfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford	61 min	£380k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Harpenden North, Harpenden	71 min	£775k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Westwood, Reading	83 min	£445k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Osidge, Barnet	62 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Tudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames	66 min	£912k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Dunstable South, Dunstable	87 min	£350k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead	64 min	£565k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Littlehaven, Horsham	90 min	£438k	7 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Springfield North, Chelmsford	63 min	£450k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Bernards Heath, St Albans	63 min	£742k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Croxley Green, Rickmansworth	74 min	£635k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10

Most affordable with good schools, within an hour

A Good or Outstanding primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or Outstanding secondary within a 15-minute drive, and average or lower crime, cheapest first.

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
South Chafford, Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames	55 min	£279k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Perry Street, Northfleet	52 min	£296k	6 min	3 min	Average	6.4 / 10
Milton & Chalk, Gravesend	58 min	£300k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.5 / 10
North Ockendon, South Ockendon	50 min	£322k	9 min	9 min	Average	4.1 / 10
Welsh Harp, Brent	46 min	£325k	7 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
Laindon East & Lee Chapel North, Basildon	55 min	£328k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.2 / 10
Lesney Farm & Colyers East, Bexley	42 min	£340k	10 min	7 min	Average	3.8 / 10
Laindon West & Southfields, Basildon	54 min	£342k	10 min	9 min	Average	3.9 / 10
Ebbsfleet & Greenhithe, Swanscombe	53 min	£348k	12 min	8 min	Average	3.9 / 10
Canning Town East, Newham	22 min	£355k	4 min	4 min	Average	5.6 / 10
Steeple View & Noak Bridge, Basildon	55 min	£357k	8 min	8 min	Average	4.2 / 10
Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth	41 min	£358k	5 min	5 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Purley North, Croydon	55 min	£369k	8 min	7 min	Average	4.8 / 10
Dagenham North, Barking and Dagenham	44 min	£375k	6 min	5 min	Low	5.8 / 10
Erith West, Bexley	33 min	£375k	7 min	8 min	Average	5.1 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Canary Wharf?

927 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Canary Wharf door to door by train, 466 within 45 minutes and 141 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Canary Wharf?

The lists above rank neighbourhoods at each commute time on a family score: how far it is to walk to a Good or Outstanding primary school, how far to drive to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation. Within 45 minutes, the top is Wandsworth Common.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of Canary Wharf?

Of the neighbourhoods within 60 minutes with a Good or better primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or better secondary within a 15-minute drive and average or lower crime, the cheapest typical home price is in South Chafford (£279k).

How are the commute times worked out?

Door to door at the morning peak. By train: getting from homes to the neighbourhood's best station (walking, or driving and parking where the station is more than 20 minutes' walk), the typical train leaving between 07:00 and 08:45 including the wait, then the walk from the arrival station. The fastest train on a line is often a few minutes quicker.

Family score: each neighbourhood's place in England (0 to 10) on walking time to a Good or Outstanding primary, driving time to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation, averaged. School times are from the middle of the neighbourhood. Prices are typical sales over the latest 12 months.