Best places to live for commuting to London King's Cross

Door-to-door commute times by train to King's Cross 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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213

neighbourhoods within 30 min

625

within 45 min

1,119

within an hour

7 min

quickest: King's Cross & Bloomsbury North

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
Islington	17 min	11 min	£675k	Tufnell Park East
Camden	19 min	7 min	£751k	Frognal
City and County of the City of London	22 min	22 min	£745k	City of London
City of Westminster	22 min	12 min	£811k	Maida Vale
Haringey	27 min	19 min	£581k	Fortis Green & Coldfall
Hackney	29 min	15 min	£607k	Clissold South
Kensington and Chelsea	29 min	21 min	£1.14m	Notting Hill South
Lambeth	31 min	23 min	£538k	Clapham Park West
Tower Hamlets	31 min	20 min	£475k	Millwall South
Waltham Forest	31 min	23 min	£548k	Highams Park East
Southwark	32 min	22 min	£478k	Rotherhithe
Hammersmith and Fulham	35 min	30 min	£745k	Munster
Barnet	36 min	25 min	£592k	Osidge
Brent	36 min	27 min	£525k	Wembley North
Newham	39 min	20 min	£426k	Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Wandsworth	40 min	26 min	£632k	Merton Road
Enfield	41 min	31 min	£440k	Enfield Town North
Northfleet	42 min	41 min	£305k	Perry Street
Swanscombe	42 min	41 min	£330k	Swanscombe
Waltham Cross	42 min	42 min	£369k	Waltham Cross Town
Lewisham	43 min	34 min	£475k	Telegraph Hill
Borehamwood	44 min	44 min	£445k	Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Potters Bar	44 min	43 min	£580k	Potters Bar Furzefield
Watford	44 min	40 min	£452k	Nascot Wood
Bushey	45 min	44 min	£542k	Bushey Central
Harrow	45 min	34 min	£550k	North Harrow
St Albans	45 min	44 min	£620k	Marshalswick
Stevenage	45 min	42 min	£350k	Chells North
Greenwich	46 min	34 min	£450k	Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
Tilbury	46 min	46 min	£333k	Tilbury
Waltham Abbey	46 min	46 min	£400k	Waltham Abbey North
Brookmans Park	47 min	47 min	£875k	Brookmans Park
Hoddesdon	47 min	45 min	£395k	Broxbourne Town
Radlett	47 min	47 min	£958k	Radlett
Stone (Dartford)	47 min	47 min	£385k	Stone & Crossways
Welwyn	47 min	47 min	£568k	Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village
Cheshunt	48 min	45 min	£438k	Cheshunt Central
Ealing	48 min	38 min	£520k	Elthorne Park
Gravesend	48 min	44 min	£370k	Riverview Park
Grays	48 min	45 min	£400k	Little Thurrock South
Merton	48 min	43 min	£515k	Wimbledon Chase
Redbridge	48 min	39 min	£520k	Barkingside East
Woolmer Green	48 min	48 min	£595k	Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell
Chiswell Green	50 min	50 min	£596k	How Wood & Park Street
London Colney	50 min	50 min	£425k	London Colney
Lower Nazeing	50 min	50 min	£560k	Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green
Welwyn Garden City	50 min	47 min	£400k	Knightsfield
Harpenden	51 min	50 min	£790k	Harpenden East
Welham Green	51 min	51 min	£505k	Welham Green
Letchworth	52 min	51 min	£414k	Letchworth South West
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	52 min	49 min	£540k	Hartley & Hodsoll Street
Shenley	52 min	52 min	£625k	Shenley & South Mimms
Barking and Dagenham	53 min	45 min	£383k	Becontree East
Buckhurst Hill	53 min	53 min	£636k	Buckhurst Hill
Hitchin	53 min	52 min	£430k	Hitchin Highbury
Knebworth	53 min	53 min	£519k	Knebworth, Codicote & Kimpton
Stanstead Abbotts	53 min	53 min	£510k	Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
Bexley	54 min	44 min	£424k	Danson Park
Bromley	54 min	46 min	£510k	Widmore
Cuffley	54 min	54 min	£725k	Cuffley & Northaw

Under 30 minutes from King's Cross

213 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
Hornsey Vale, Haringey	28 min	£635k	4 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Crouch End West, Haringey	27 min	£670k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Frognal, Camden	25 min	£1.25m	6 min	8 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Maida Vale, City of Westminster	30 min	£825k	4 min	3 min	High	7.0 / 10
Belsize Park, Camden	17 min	£875k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.9 / 10
East Finchley, Barnet	29 min	£565k	6 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Little Venice, City of Westminster	27 min	£1.01m	5 min	4 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Notting Hill South, Kensington and Chelsea	29 min	£1.28m	5 min	4 min	Very high	6.8 / 10
Clissold South, Hackney	17 min	£719k	6 min	4 min	High	6.7 / 10
Kentish Town East, Camden	19 min	£615k	5 min	3 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Highgate East, Haringey	28 min	£685k	8 min	4 min	High	6.6 / 10
West Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea	29 min	£872k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Hornsey West, Haringey	29 min	£1.25m	8 min	5 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Pimlico South, City of Westminster	19 min	£750k	5 min	3 min	High	6.5 / 10
Markhouse & St James Park, Waltham Forest	28 min	£622k	4 min	4 min	Average	6.5 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from King's Cross

412 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
Osidge, Barnet	37 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Munster, Hammersmith and Fulham	38 min	£816k	5 min	3 min	Low	8.5 / 10
Merton Road, Wandsworth	44 min	£725k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth	39 min	£985k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.3 / 10
Southfields North, Wandsworth	43 min	£950k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Bernards Heath, St Albans	45 min	£742k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Longacres, St Albans	45 min	£640k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Fortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey	32 min	£876k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Enfield Town North, Enfield	45 min	£575k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Broxbourne Town, Hoddesdon	45 min	£735k	10 min	3 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Muswell Hill North, Haringey	32 min	£638k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Rotherhithe, Southwark	33 min	£550k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Clarence Park, St Albans	45 min	£470k	6 min	3 min	High	7.7 / 10
Bushey Central, Bushey	45 min	£542k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.7 / 10
Clapham Park West, Lambeth	38 min	£690k	5 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from King's Cross

494 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	53 min	£489k	7 min	3 min	Very low	9.1 / 10
Wimbledon Chase, Merton	46 min	£721k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Marshalswick, St Albans	47 min	£625k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Harpenden East, Harpenden	51 min	£785k	7 min	3 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Twickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames	51 min	£935k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Harpenden North, Harpenden	51 min	£775k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames	49 min	£955k	5 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Croxley Green, Rickmansworth	58 min	£635k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Elthorne Park, Ealing	49 min	£887k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Linslade West, Leighton Buzzard	57 min	£390k	6 min	7 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
South Ealing, Ealing	48 min	£572k	6 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Cottenham Park, Merton	48 min	£1.05m	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Widmore, Bromley	52 min	£508k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Elmers End, Bromley	59 min	£618k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City	47 min	£550k	7 min	4 min	Low	7.8 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from King's Cross

818 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
Pewley Down & The Mount, Guildford	76 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Eastlands, Rugby	90 min	£285k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Springfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford	69 min	£380k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Westwood, Reading	78 min	£445k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Tudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames	61 min	£912k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Dunstable South, Dunstable	67 min	£350k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead	63 min	£565k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Didcot South West, Didcot	86 min	£371k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.4 / 10
Littlehaven, Horsham	90 min	£438k	7 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Springfield North, Chelmsford	71 min	£450k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Marlow West & North, Marlow	76 min	£718k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Kettering East, Kettering	81 min	£250k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Rayleigh North East, Rayleigh	84 min	£438k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Bishop's Stortford East, Bishop's Stortford	62 min	£425k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.2 / 10
Sawbridgeworth, Sawbridgeworth	62 min	£468k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 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
Beaver & Singleton, Ashford	60 min	£268k	6 min	6 min	Average	5.3 / 10
Kingsway, Luton	57 min	£275k	7 min	6 min	Average	4.7 / 10
Perry Street, Northfleet	42 min	£296k	6 min	3 min	Average	6.4 / 10
Challney, Luton	60 min	£300k	8 min	4 min	Low	6.0 / 10
Milton & Chalk, Gravesend	48 min	£300k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.5 / 10
St Nicholas, Stevenage	46 min	£310k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Montrose Avenue, Luton	56 min	£310k	6 min	4 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Welsh Harp, Brent	35 min	£325k	7 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
St Anns Hill, Luton	52 min	£325k	10 min	4 min	Low	5.8 / 10
Hatfield South, Hatfield	56 min	£328k	13 min	5 min	Average	4.3 / 10
Baldock, Baldock	56 min	£328k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.6 / 10
Stopsley South & Round Green, Luton	53 min	£328k	9 min	4 min	Average	5.7 / 10
Stopsley North, Luton	55 min	£328k	7 min	3 min	Low	7.7 / 10
Linslade East, Leighton Buzzard	54 min	£332k	10 min	5 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Chells South, Stevenage	45 min	£335k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of King's Cross?

1,119 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of King's Cross door to door by train, 625 within 45 minutes and 213 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to King's Cross?

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 Munster.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of King's Cross?

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 Beaver & Singleton (£268k).

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.