Best places to live for commuting to London Bridge

Door-to-door commute times by train to London Bridge 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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226

neighbourhoods within 30 min

636

within 45 min

1,121

within an hour

11 min

quickest: Bermondsey East

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
City and County of the City of London	16 min	16 min	£745k	City of London
Southwark	18 min	11 min	£478k	Rotherhithe
Lewisham	25 min	15 min	£475k	Telegraph Hill
Tower Hamlets	25 min	16 min	£475k	Millwall South
City of Westminster	27 min	19 min	£811k	Maida Vale
Lambeth	28 min	13 min	£538k	Clapham Park West
Camden	29 min	20 min	£751k	Frognal
Islington	31 min	15 min	£675k	Tufnell Park East
Greenwich	32 min	20 min	£450k	Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
Kensington and Chelsea	32 min	22 min	£1.14m	Notting Hill South
Wandsworth	34 min	24 min	£632k	Merton Road
Newham	35 min	23 min	£426k	Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Bromley	38 min	27 min	£510k	Widmore
Hackney	38 min	15 min	£607k	Clissold South
Hammersmith and Fulham	39 min	34 min	£745k	Munster
Croydon	40 min	24 min	£424k	Monks Orchard
Sevenoaks	40 min	39 min	£730k	Sevenoaks Town & Weald
Brent	42 min	30 min	£525k	Wembley North
Haringey	42 min	36 min	£581k	Fortis Green & Coldfall
Swanley	42 min	42 min	£398k	Swanley South & Crockenhill
Merton	43 min	33 min	£515k	Wimbledon Chase
Bexley	44 min	32 min	£424k	Danson Park
Hextable	44 min	44 min	£455k	Swanley East & Hextable
South Merstham	44 min	44 min	£438k	Merstham
Waltham Forest	44 min	35 min	£548k	Highams Park East
Otford and Kemsing	45 min	45 min	£661k	Kemsing & Otford
Horley (Reigate and Banstead)	46 min	44 min	£440k	Horley East
Barnet	47 min	35 min	£592k	Osidge
Chipstead and Woodmansterne	47 min	47 min	£635k	Chipstead & Netherne
Redbridge	47 min	40 min	£520k	Barkingside East
Redhill (Reigate and Banstead)	47 min	47 min	£420k	Redhill West
Barking and Dagenham	48 min	35 min	£383k	Becontree East
Joyden's Wood	48 min	48 min	£510k	Joydens Wood
Copthorne	49 min	49 min	£465k	Copthorne & Turners Hill
Eynsford	49 min	49 min	£370k	Darenth Valley
Buckhurst Hill	50 min	50 min	£636k	Buckhurst Hill
Ealing	50 min	40 min	£520k	Elthorne Park
Bletchingley	51 min	51 min	£528k	Nutfield & Bletchingley
Oxted	52 min	51 min	£590k	Oxted North
Crawley	52 min	48 min	£355k	Maidenbower East & Worth
Smallfield	52 min	52 min	£525k	Smallfield & Felbridge
Tonbridge	52 min	49 min	£430k	Tonbridge South & Haysden
Hilden Park	53 min	53 min	£559k	Hildenborough
Kingston upon Thames	53 min	46 min	£604k	Tudor Drive
Loughton	53 min	51 min	£545k	Loughton South
Dartford	54 min	50 min	£384k	Heath
Harrow	54 min	44 min	£550k	North Harrow
Sutton	54 min	43 min	£480k	Wallington North
Westerham	54 min	54 min	£568k	Westerham & Brasted
Chigwell	55 min	54 min	£710k	Grange Hill
Dunton Green	55 min	55 min	£575k	Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green
Richmond upon Thames	55 min	42 min	£730k	Twickenham Marble Hill
Warlingham	56 min	53 min	£474k	Warlingham West & Whyteleafe
Borehamwood	56 min	56 min	£445k	Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Caterham	56 min	51 min	£462k	Caterham West
Southborough	56 min	56 min	£526k	Southborough West
St Albans	56 min	55 min	£620k	Marshalswick
Stone (Dartford)	56 min	56 min	£385k	Stone & Crossways
Havering	56 min	47 min	£448k	Rise Park
Borough Green	57 min	57 min	£482k	Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne

Under 30 minutes from London Bridge

226 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	17 min	£550k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Clapham Park West, Lambeth	29 min	£690k	5 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Clapham South, Lambeth	28 min	£780k	5 min	3 min	High	7.4 / 10
Upper Tooting, Wandsworth	30 min	£775k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth	28 min	£1.56m	8 min	5 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Maida Vale, City of Westminster	30 min	£825k	4 min	3 min	High	7.0 / 10
Belsize Park, Camden	28 min	£875k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Clapham Common West, Wandsworth	28 min	£945k	8 min	6 min	Low	6.9 / 10
Tooting Bec West, Wandsworth	28 min	£625k	4 min	4 min	High	6.9 / 10
Westcombe Park & Maze Hill, Greenwich	30 min	£582k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Telegraph Hill, Lewisham	21 min	£490k	5 min	4 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Addiscombe North, Croydon	27 min	£435k	6 min	4 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Nunhead South & Newlands, Southwark	29 min	£525k	9 min	4 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Upper Sydenham, Lewisham	29 min	£495k	5 min	3 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Balham, Wandsworth	29 min	£682k	6 min	4 min	Very high	6.8 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from London Bridge

410 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	44 min	£721k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Munster, Hammersmith and Fulham	41 min	£816k	5 min	3 min	Low	8.5 / 10
Merton Road, Wandsworth	43 min	£725k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth	32 min	£985k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.3 / 10
Southfields North, Wandsworth	41 min	£950k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Widmore, Bromley	37 min	£508k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Elmers End, Bromley	41 min	£618k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Fortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey	42 min	£876k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Merton Park, Merton	43 min	£635k	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Muswell Hill North, Haringey	43 min	£638k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Monks Orchard, Croydon	42 min	£471k	7 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Danson Park, Bexley	43 min	£492k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Hornsey Vale, Haringey	44 min	£635k	4 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Albany Park, Bexley	37 min	£535k	8 min	6 min	Very low	7.5 / 10
Orpington South, Bromley	35 min	£546k	8 min	6 min	Very low	7.4 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from London Bridge

485 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
Marshalswick, St Albans	58 min	£625k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Twickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames	48 min	£935k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Osidge, Barnet	54 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Tudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames	60 min	£912k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames	46 min	£955k	5 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Bernards Heath, St Albans	56 min	£742k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Elthorne Park, Ealing	51 min	£887k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Longacres, St Albans	56 min	£640k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Cottenham Park, Merton	46 min	£1.05m	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
South Ealing, Ealing	50 min	£572k	6 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Southborough West, Southborough	56 min	£526k	10 min	3 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Enfield Town North, Enfield	60 min	£575k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Broxbourne Town, Hoddesdon	60 min	£735k	10 min	3 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Maidenbower East & Worth, Crawley	50 min	£415k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Rise Park, Havering	60 min	£542k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from London Bridge

774 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	68 min	£489k	7 min	3 min	Very low	9.1 / 10
Pewley Down & The Mount, Guildford	66 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Harpenden East, Harpenden	61 min	£785k	7 min	3 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Harpenden North, Harpenden	61 min	£775k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Springfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford	68 min	£380k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Westwood, Reading	82 min	£445k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Fiveways, Brighton and Hove	84 min	£600k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Dunstable South, Dunstable	78 min	£350k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead	65 min	£565k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Littlehaven, Horsham	74 min	£438k	7 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Didcot South West, Didcot	90 min	£371k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.4 / 10
Croxley Green, Rickmansworth	68 min	£635k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Springfield North, Chelmsford	70 min	£450k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Marlow West & North, Marlow	78 min	£718k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Rayleigh North East, Rayleigh	84 min	£438k	9 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
Sutton South & Shanklin, Sutton	54 min	£290k	10 min	7 min	Low	4.7 / 10
Perry Street, Northfleet	58 min	£296k	6 min	3 min	Average	6.4 / 10
St Nicholas, Stevenage	60 min	£310k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Carshalton on the Hill, Sutton	50 min	£320k	9 min	6 min	Low	6.1 / 10
Broadfield West, Crawley	56 min	£320k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.9 / 10
North Ockendon, South Ockendon	58 min	£322k	9 min	9 min	Average	4.1 / 10
Welsh Harp, Brent	40 min	£325k	7 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
Haywards Heath West, Haywards Heath	59 min	£330k	12 min	6 min	Average	5.2 / 10
Hackbridge, Sutton	50 min	£332k	6 min	6 min	Average	6.0 / 10
Chells South, Stevenage	59 min	£335k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Sheerwater, Woking	58 min	£338k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.4 / 10
Martins Wood, Stevenage	59 min	£338k	7 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Lesney Farm & Colyers East, Bexley	46 min	£340k	10 min	7 min	Average	3.8 / 10
Ebbsfleet & Greenhithe, Swanscombe	59 min	£348k	12 min	8 min	Average	3.9 / 10
New Addington North, Croydon	48 min	£348k	6 min	10 min	Average	4.2 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of London Bridge?

1,121 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of London Bridge door to door by train, 636 within 45 minutes and 226 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to London Bridge?

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 Wimbledon Chase.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of London Bridge?

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 Sutton South & Shanklin (£290k).

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.