Best places to live for commuting to the City of London

Door-to-door commute times by train to the City (Bank) 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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215

neighbourhoods within 30 min

641

within 45 min

1,144

within an hour

11 min

quickest: Old Street & St Luke's

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	11 min	11 min	£745k	City of London
Tower Hamlets	19 min	12 min	£475k	Millwall South
Southwark	22 min	12 min	£478k	Rotherhithe
Islington	26 min	11 min	£675k	Tufnell Park East
City of Westminster	26 min	17 min	£811k	Maida Vale
Camden	27 min	11 min	£751k	Frognal
Lambeth	28 min	13 min	£538k	Clapham Park West
Kensington and Chelsea	30 min	24 min	£1.14m	Notting Hill South
Hackney	32 min	11 min	£607k	Clissold South
Newham	32 min	20 min	£426k	Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Lewisham	33 min	23 min	£475k	Telegraph Hill
Wandsworth	34 min	24 min	£632k	Merton Road
Hammersmith and Fulham	36 min	27 min	£745k	Munster
Greenwich	38 min	28 min	£450k	Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
Haringey	38 min	32 min	£581k	Fortis Green & Coldfall
Redbridge	38 min	30 min	£520k	Barkingside East
Buckhurst Hill	40 min	40 min	£636k	Buckhurst Hill
Waltham Forest	40 min	26 min	£548k	Highams Park East
Barnet	43 min	31 min	£592k	Osidge
Merton	43 min	33 min	£515k	Wimbledon Chase
Loughton	44 min	42 min	£545k	Loughton South
Brent	45 min	33 min	£525k	Wembley North
Barking and Dagenham	46 min	34 min	£383k	Becontree East
Chigwell	46 min	44 min	£710k	Grange Hill
Bexley	46 min	40 min	£424k	Danson Park
Bromley	46 min	36 min	£510k	Widmore
Croydon	47 min	31 min	£424k	Monks Orchard
Ealing	47 min	37 min	£520k	Elthorne Park
Sevenoaks	48 min	47 min	£730k	Sevenoaks Town & Weald
Swanley	48 min	48 min	£398k	Swanley South & Crockenhill
Enfield	50 min	42 min	£440k	Enfield Town North
Hextable	50 min	50 min	£455k	Swanley East & Hextable
Waltham Cross	50 min	50 min	£369k	Waltham Cross Town
Havering	51 min	46 min	£448k	Rise Park
Brentwood	52 min	50 min	£456k	Shenfield & Hutton Mount
Hoddesdon	52 min	50 min	£395k	Broxbourne Town
Northfleet	52 min	51 min	£305k	Perry Street
Swanscombe	52 min	51 min	£330k	Swanscombe
Theydon Bois	52 min	52 min	£745k	Theydon Bois & Abridge
Kingston upon Thames	53 min	46 min	£604k	Tudor Drive
Otford and Kemsing	53 min	53 min	£661k	Kemsing & Otford
South Merstham	53 min	53 min	£438k	Merstham
Watford	54 min	49 min	£452k	Nascot Wood
Bushey	54 min	53 min	£542k	Bushey Central
Harrow	54 min	46 min	£550k	North Harrow
Horley (Reigate and Banstead)	54 min	52 min	£440k	Horley East
Joyden's Wood	54 min	54 min	£510k	Joydens Wood
Waltham Abbey	54 min	54 min	£400k	Waltham Abbey North
Cheshunt	54 min	53 min	£438k	Cheshunt Central
Chipstead and Woodmansterne	55 min	55 min	£635k	Chipstead & Netherne
Eynsford	55 min	55 min	£370k	Darenth Valley
Lower Nazeing	55 min	55 min	£560k	Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green
Richmond upon Thames	55 min	42 min	£730k	Twickenham Marble Hill
Epping	56 min	53 min	£555k	Epping South
Borehamwood	56 min	56 min	£445k	Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Ingrave and Herongate	56 min	56 min	£519k	Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
Redhill (Reigate and Banstead)	56 min	56 min	£420k	Redhill West
Tilbury	56 min	56 min	£333k	Tilbury
Aveley	57 min	57 min	£382k	Aveley
Copthorne	57 min	57 min	£465k	Copthorne & Turners Hill

Under 30 minutes from the City (Bank)

215 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	22 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
Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth	29 min	£1.56m	8 min	5 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Belsize Park, Camden	24 min	£875k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Clapham Common West, Wandsworth	29 min	£945k	8 min	6 min	Low	6.9 / 10
Tooting Bec West, Wandsworth	29 min	£625k	4 min	4 min	High	6.9 / 10
Notting Hill South, Kensington and Chelsea	26 min	£1.28m	5 min	4 min	Very high	6.8 / 10
Telegraph Hill, Lewisham	30 min	£490k	5 min	4 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Leyton North, Waltham Forest	30 min	£518k	5 min	3 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Balham, Wandsworth	30 min	£682k	6 min	4 min	Very high	6.8 / 10
Clissold South, Hackney	28 min	£719k	6 min	4 min	High	6.7 / 10
Silvertown & Royal Wharf, Newham	28 min	£482k	4 min	4 min	Very high	6.7 / 10
Kentish Town East, Camden	26 min	£615k	5 min	3 min	Average	6.6 / 10
West Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea	30 min	£872k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from the City (Bank)

426 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	41 min	£725k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth	33 min	£985k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.3 / 10
Southfields North, Wandsworth	40 min	£950k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Fortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey	38 min	£876k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Widmore, Bromley	44 min	£508k	8 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	39 min	£638k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Hornsey Vale, Haringey	40 min	£635k	4 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Barkingside East, Redbridge	37 min	£570k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.5 / 10
Upper Tooting, Wandsworth	31 min	£775k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Crouch End West, Haringey	34 min	£670k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Summerstown, Wandsworth	36 min	£725k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Wimbledon Hill, Merton	40 min	£725k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from the City (Bank)

503 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	59 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	49 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Tudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames	59 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	57 min	£742k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Elthorne Park, Ealing	48 min	£887k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Longacres, St Albans	57 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	49 min	£572k	6 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Elmers End, Bromley	49 min	£618k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Broxbourne Town, Hoddesdon	50 min	£735k	10 min	3 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Enfield Town North, Enfield	56 min	£575k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Rise Park, Havering	51 min	£542k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Maidenbower East & Worth, Crawley	58 min	£415k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from the City (Bank)

732 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	67 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	63 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	63 min	£775k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Westwood, Reading	80 min	£445k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Dunstable South, Dunstable	80 min	£350k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead	62 min	£565k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Littlehaven, Horsham	83 min	£438k	7 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Didcot South West, Didcot	88 min	£371k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.4 / 10
Springfield North, Chelmsford	63 min	£450k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Croxley Green, Rickmansworth	70 min	£635k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Marlow West & North, Marlow	75 min	£718k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Rayleigh North East, Rayleigh	76 min	£438k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Bishop's Stortford East, Bishop's Stortford	68 min	£425k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.2 / 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	60 min	£290k	10 min	7 min	Low	4.7 / 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
Carshalton on the Hill, Sutton	57 min	£320k	9 min	6 min	Low	6.1 / 10
North Ockendon, South Ockendon	57 min	£322k	9 min	9 min	Average	4.1 / 10
Welsh Harp, Brent	43 min	£325k	7 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
Hackbridge, Sutton	57 min	£332k	6 min	6 min	Average	6.0 / 10
Sheerwater, Woking	58 min	£338k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.4 / 10
Lesney Farm & Colyers East, Bexley	54 min	£340k	10 min	7 min	Average	3.8 / 10
Laindon West & Southfields, Basildon	60 min	£342k	10 min	9 min	Average	3.9 / 10
Ebbsfleet & Greenhithe, Swanscombe	53 min	£348k	12 min	8 min	Average	3.9 / 10
New Addington North, Croydon	56 min	£348k	6 min	10 min	Average	4.2 / 10
Canning Town East, Newham	32 min	£355k	4 min	4 min	Average	5.6 / 10
Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth	29 min	£358k	5 min	5 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Goldsworth Park, Woking	58 min	£365k	7 min	6 min	Low	6.2 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of the City (Bank)?

1,144 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of the City (Bank) door to door by train, 641 within 45 minutes and 215 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to the City (Bank)?

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 the City (Bank)?

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.