Best places to live for commuting to London Liverpool Street

Door-to-door commute times by train to Liverpool Street 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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191

neighbourhoods within 30 min

619

within 45 min

1,102

within an hour

9 min

quickest: Whitechapel

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	15 min	15 min	£745k	City of London
Tower Hamlets	18 min	9 min	£475k	Millwall South
Hackney	24 min	12 min	£607k	Clissold South
City of Westminster	27 min	19 min	£811k	Maida Vale
Islington	27 min	15 min	£675k	Tufnell Park East
Newham	29 min	19 min	£426k	Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Camden	30 min	14 min	£751k	Frognal
Southwark	30 min	19 min	£478k	Rotherhithe
Kensington and Chelsea	33 min	27 min	£1.14m	Notting Hill South
Waltham Forest	33 min	25 min	£548k	Highams Park East
Lambeth	35 min	22 min	£538k	Clapham Park West
Redbridge	35 min	27 min	£520k	Barkingside East
Greenwich	36 min	22 min	£450k	Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
Haringey	38 min	26 min	£581k	Fortis Green & Coldfall
Buckhurst Hill	39 min	39 min	£636k	Buckhurst Hill
Hammersmith and Fulham	41 min	31 min	£745k	Munster
Barking and Dagenham	42 min	34 min	£383k	Becontree East
Brent	42 min	28 min	£525k	Wembley North
Ealing	42 min	31 min	£520k	Elthorne Park
Lewisham	42 min	30 min	£475k	Telegraph Hill
Loughton	43 min	41 min	£545k	Loughton South
Waltham Cross	43 min	43 min	£369k	Waltham Cross Town
Wandsworth	43 min	33 min	£632k	Merton Road
Brentwood	44 min	42 min	£456k	Shenfield & Hutton Mount
Hoddesdon	44 min	42 min	£395k	Broxbourne Town
Chigwell	44 min	43 min	£710k	Grange Hill
Enfield	45 min	39 min	£440k	Enfield Town North
Bexley	46 min	33 min	£424k	Danson Park
Cheshunt	46 min	45 min	£438k	Cheshunt Central
Barnet	47 min	37 min	£592k	Osidge
Lower Nazeing	47 min	47 min	£560k	Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green
Waltham Abbey	47 min	47 min	£400k	Waltham Abbey North
Havering	48 min	42 min	£448k	Rise Park
Ingrave and Herongate	48 min	48 min	£519k	Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
Northfleet	50 min	49 min	£305k	Perry Street
Stanstead Abbotts	50 min	50 min	£510k	Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
Swanscombe	50 min	49 min	£330k	Swanscombe
Doddinghurst	51 min	51 min	£605k	Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst
Theydon Bois	51 min	51 min	£745k	Theydon Bois & Abridge
Borehamwood	52 min	52 min	£445k	Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Ingatestone	52 min	52 min	£592k	Ingatestone & Mountnessing
Merton	52 min	43 min	£515k	Wimbledon Chase
Billericay	53 min	52 min	£475k	Billericay North East
Goff's Oak	53 min	53 min	£658k	Goffs Oak
Harrow	53 min	43 min	£550k	North Harrow
Hillingdon	53 min	43 min	£490k	Ruislip Gardens
Iver Heath	53 min	53 min	£530k	Iver & Richings Park
St Albans	54 min	53 min	£620k	Marshalswick
Stanwell	54 min	50 min	£378k	Stanwell North & Stanwell Moor
Tilbury	54 min	54 min	£333k	Tilbury
Epping	54 min	52 min	£555k	Epping South
Watford	54 min	50 min	£452k	Nascot Wood
Bromley	55 min	45 min	£510k	Widmore
Bushey	55 min	54 min	£542k	Bushey Central
Radlett	55 min	55 min	£958k	Radlett
Stone (Dartford)	55 min	55 min	£385k	Stone & Crossways
Chelmsford	56 min	48 min	£390k	Springfield South & Coronation Park
Croydon	56 min	41 min	£424k	Monks Orchard
Dartford	56 min	52 min	£384k	Heath
Gravesend	56 min	50 min	£370k	Riverview Park

Under 30 minutes from Liverpool Street

191 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	25 min	£550k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Maida Vale, City of Westminster	25 min	£825k	4 min	3 min	High	7.0 / 10
Belsize Park, Camden	30 min	£875k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Little Venice, City of Westminster	26 min	£1.01m	5 min	4 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Leyton North, Waltham Forest	29 min	£518k	5 min	3 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	29 min	£719k	6 min	4 min	High	6.7 / 10
Silvertown & Royal Wharf, Newham	30 min	£482k	4 min	4 min	Very high	6.7 / 10
Kentish Town East, Camden	30 min	£615k	5 min	3 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Pimlico South, City of Westminster	30 min	£750k	5 min	3 min	High	6.5 / 10
Millwall South, Tower Hamlets	25 min	£445k	4 min	6 min	Low	6.4 / 10
Leytonstone South East, Waltham Forest	27 min	£602k	5 min	4 min	Average	6.4 / 10
Leytonstone North, Waltham Forest	25 min	£500k	7 min	3 min	High	6.3 / 10
Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk, Southwark	19 min	£705k	5 min	5 min	Very high	6.2 / 10
Regent's Park, City of Westminster	20 min	£900k	6 min	4 min	Very high	6.2 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Liverpool Street

428 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
Munster, Hammersmith and Fulham	45 min	£816k	5 min	3 min	Low	8.5 / 10
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth	42 min	£985k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.3 / 10
Elthorne Park, Ealing	42 min	£887k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Fortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey	40 min	£876k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Broxbourne Town, Hoddesdon	42 min	£735k	10 min	3 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
South Ealing, Ealing	43 min	£572k	6 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Muswell Hill North, Haringey	41 min	£638k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Clapham Park West, Lambeth	38 min	£690k	5 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Hornsey Vale, Haringey	41 min	£635k	4 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Barkingside East, Redbridge	36 min	£570k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.5 / 10
Clapham South, Lambeth	37 min	£780k	5 min	3 min	High	7.4 / 10
Crouch End West, Haringey	39 min	£670k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Upper Tooting, Wandsworth	41 min	£775k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Brent Valley, Ealing	37 min	£578k	6 min	3 min	Average	7.3 / 10
Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth	39 min	£1.56m	8 min	5 min	Low	7.3 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Liverpool Street

483 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	53 min	£721k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Marshalswick, St Albans	56 min	£625k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Harpenden East, Harpenden	60 min	£785k	7 min	3 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Springfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford	55 min	£380k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Twickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames	57 min	£935k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Harpenden North, Harpenden	60 min	£775k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Merton Road, Wandsworth	50 min	£725k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Osidge, Barnet	50 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames	55 min	£955k	5 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead	56 min	£565k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Southfields North, Wandsworth	49 min	£950k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Bernards Heath, St Albans	54 min	£742k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Springfield North, Chelmsford	57 min	£450k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Bishop's Stortford East, Bishop's Stortford	59 min	£425k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.2 / 10
Longacres, St Albans	54 min	£640k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Liverpool Street

750 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	74 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Westwood, Reading	74 min	£445k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Tudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames	69 min	£912k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Dunstable South, Dunstable	76 min	£350k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Didcot South West, Didcot	81 min	£371k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.4 / 10
Croxley Green, Rickmansworth	65 min	£635k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Marlow West & North, Marlow	69 min	£718k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Rayleigh North East, Rayleigh	70 min	£438k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Purley on Thames, Reading	68 min	£452k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Chesham East, Chesham	80 min	£495k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Linslade West, Leighton Buzzard	67 min	£390k	6 min	7 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Wokingham East, Wokingham	82 min	£494k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Camberley Heatherside, Camberley	88 min	£410k	9 min	5 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Benfleet Appleton, Thundersley and South Benfleet	67 min	£430k	8 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 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
Perry Street, Northfleet	50 min	£296k	6 min	3 min	Average	6.4 / 10
Wokingham Road, Reading	58 min	£298k	6 min	3 min	Average	7.5 / 10
Milton & Chalk, Gravesend	56 min	£300k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.5 / 10
St Nicholas, Stevenage	59 min	£310k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Southampton Street & Redlands Road, Reading	57 min	£312k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
North Ockendon, South Ockendon	57 min	£322k	9 min	9 min	Average	4.1 / 10
Welsh Harp, Brent	42 min	£325k	7 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
Chells South, Stevenage	58 min	£335k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Martins Wood, Stevenage	58 min	£338k	7 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Lesney Farm & Colyers East, Bexley	47 min	£340k	10 min	7 min	Average	3.8 / 10
Ebbsfleet & Greenhithe, Swanscombe	51 min	£348k	12 min	8 min	Average	3.9 / 10
Poplars, Stevenage	59 min	£350k	9 min	4 min	Average	5.4 / 10
Chelmer Village, Chelmsford	56 min	£355k	13 min	6 min	Average	4.5 / 10
Great Parndon & Katherines, Harlow	53 min	£355k	5 min	7 min	Average	5.7 / 10
Canning Town East, Newham	30 min	£355k	4 min	4 min	Average	5.6 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Liverpool Street?

1,102 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Liverpool Street door to door by train, 619 within 45 minutes and 191 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Liverpool Street?

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 Liverpool Street?

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 Perry Street (£296k).

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.