Best places to live for commuting to London Paddington

Door-to-door commute times by train to Paddington 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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139

neighbourhoods within 30 min

521

within 45 min

965

within an hour

6 min

quickest: Bayswater 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 of Westminster	17 min	6 min	£811k	Maida Vale
Kensington and Chelsea	20 min	13 min	£1.14m	Notting Hill South
Camden	26 min	16 min	£751k	Frognal
Hammersmith and Fulham	28 min	20 min	£745k	Munster
City and County of the City of London	31 min	31 min	£745k	City of London
Ealing	31 min	21 min	£520k	Elthorne Park
Tower Hamlets	32 min	21 min	£475k	Millwall South
Brent	35 min	10 min	£525k	Wembley North
Islington	35 min	23 min	£675k	Tufnell Park East
Southwark	36 min	28 min	£478k	Rotherhithe
Hackney	39 min	26 min	£607k	Clissold South
Maidenhead	39 min	37 min	£499k	Maidenhead Highway
Stanwell	39 min	33 min	£378k	Stanwell North & Stanwell Moor
Lambeth	40 min	24 min	£538k	Clapham Park West
Wandsworth	40 min	31 min	£632k	Merton Road
Caversham	40 min	39 min	£485k	Caversham Emmer Green
Newham	41 min	31 min	£426k	Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Reading	42 min	35 min	£368k	Westwood
Haringey	42 min	37 min	£581k	Fortis Green & Coldfall
Hillingdon	43 min	31 min	£490k	Ruislip Gardens
Iver Heath	43 min	43 min	£530k	Iver & Richings Park
Cookham	46 min	46 min	£788k	Cookham & Waltham
Poyle	46 min	46 min	£413k	Colnbrook & Poyle
Woodley	46 min	46 min	£440k	Sonning & Woodley North
Waltham Forest	46 min	39 min	£548k	Highams Park East
Greenwich	47 min	33 min	£450k	Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
Harrow	47 min	39 min	£550k	North Harrow
Hounslow	47 min	31 min	£442k	Chiswick South East
Slough	48 min	43 min	£408k	Langley St Mary's
Ashford (Spelthorne)	48 min	48 min	£452k	Ashford East
Barnet	49 min	32 min	£592k	Osidge
Redbridge	50 min	39 min	£520k	Barkingside East
Sonning Common	50 min	50 min	£585k	Sonning Common & Kidmore End
Lewisham	51 min	41 min	£475k	Telegraph Hill
Marlow	52 min	51 min	£609k	Marlow West & North
Datchet	52 min	52 min	£508k	Datchet
Spencers Wood	52 min	52 min	£455k	Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
Staines-upon-Thames	52 min	51 min	£475k	Staines South West
Stoke Poges	52 min	52 min	£657k	Stoke Poges & George Green
Twyford (Wokingham)	52 min	52 min	£545k	Twyford West & Charvil
Winnersh	52 min	52 min	£450k	Winnersh
Borehamwood	53 min	53 min	£445k	Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Lower Shiplake	54 min	54 min	£950k	Shiplake & Binfield Heath
Barking and Dagenham	55 min	46 min	£383k	Becontree East
Marlow Bottom	55 min	55 min	£812k	Marlow Bottom, Danesfield & Well End
Merton	55 min	39 min	£515k	Wimbledon Chase
Moor Park	55 min	55 min	£1.18m	Moor Park & Batchworth
Windsor	55 min	52 min	£497k	Clewer New Town
Buckhurst Hill	56 min	56 min	£636k	Buckhurst Hill
Bushey	57 min	57 min	£542k	Bushey Central
Farnham Common and Farnham Royal	57 min	57 min	£770k	Farnham & Hedgerley
Radlett	57 min	57 min	£958k	Radlett
Wargrave	57 min	57 min	£845k	Twyford East & Wargrave
Watford	57 min	53 min	£452k	Nascot Wood
Bexley	58 min	45 min	£424k	Danson Park
Henley-on-Thames	58 min	58 min	£635k	Henley South
Enfield	59 min	51 min	£440k	Enfield Town North
Gerrards Cross	59 min	59 min	£1.12m	Gerrards Cross
Loughton	59 min	57 min	£545k	Loughton South
St Albans	59 min	58 min	£620k	Marshalswick

Under 30 minutes from Paddington

139 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
Brent Valley, Ealing	26 min	£578k	6 min	3 min	Average	7.3 / 10
Maida Vale, City of Westminster	13 min	£825k	4 min	3 min	High	7.0 / 10
Frognal, Camden	29 min	£1.25m	6 min	8 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Belsize Park, Camden	26 min	£875k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Little Venice, City of Westminster	10 min	£1.01m	5 min	4 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Notting Hill South, Kensington and Chelsea	15 min	£1.28m	5 min	4 min	Very high	6.8 / 10
Brackenbury, Hammersmith and Fulham	25 min	£1.13m	4 min	4 min	High	6.8 / 10
Fulham Palace & Hurlingham Park, Hammersmith and Fulham	30 min	£820k	6 min	4 min	High	6.7 / 10
West Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea	21 min	£872k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10
North Ealing, Ealing	27 min	£738k	6 min	4 min	High	6.6 / 10
Pimlico South, City of Westminster	28 min	£750k	5 min	3 min	High	6.5 / 10
Ravenscourt Park North, Hammersmith and Fulham	30 min	£805k	7 min	6 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Ravenscourt Park South, Hammersmith and Fulham	30 min	£653k	6 min	3 min	Very high	6.5 / 10
Fulham Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham	26 min	£788k	4 min	3 min	Very high	6.4 / 10
Pitshanger, Ealing	27 min	£725k	7 min	9 min	Low	6.4 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Paddington

382 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	32 min	£816k	5 min	3 min	Low	8.5 / 10
Merton Road, Wandsworth	38 min	£725k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead	39 min	£565k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Southfields North, Wandsworth	37 min	£950k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Elthorne Park, Ealing	31 min	£887k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
South Ealing, Ealing	32 min	£572k	6 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Fortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey	41 min	£876k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Rotherhithe, Southwark	35 min	£550k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Muswell Hill North, Haringey	42 min	£638k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Wokingham Road, Reading	39 min	£298k	6 min	3 min	Average	7.5 / 10
Caversham Emmer Green, Caversham	41 min	£470k	8 min	6 min	Very low	7.5 / 10
Fulham Reach, Hammersmith and Fulham	31 min	£836k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Boyn Hill & Norreys Drive, Maidenhead	38 min	£450k	7 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Summerstown, Wandsworth	41 min	£725k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Crouch End West, Haringey	41 min	£670k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Paddington

444 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	47 min	£721k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Westwood, Reading	56 min	£445k	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
Osidge, Barnet	57 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames	54 min	£955k	5 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth	46 min	£985k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.3 / 10
Marlow West & North, Marlow	52 min	£718k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Bernards Heath, St Albans	59 min	£742k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Purley on Thames, Reading	49 min	£452k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Longacres, St Albans	59 min	£640k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Cottenham Park, Merton	49 min	£1.05m	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Marlow East, Marlow	51 min	£500k	8 min	3 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Merton Park, Merton	54 min	£635k	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Rise Park, Havering	59 min	£542k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Bushey Central, Bushey	58 min	£542k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.7 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Paddington

879 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	73 min	£489k	7 min	3 min	Very low	9.1 / 10
Abingdon Audlett Drive & Farm Road, Abingdon-on-Thames	79 min	£360k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.9 / 10
Pewley Down & The Mount, Guildford	75 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Marshalswick, St Albans	61 min	£625k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Harpenden East, Harpenden	64 min	£785k	7 min	3 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Harpenden North, Harpenden	64 min	£775k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Springfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford	72 min	£380k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Tudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames	67 min	£912k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Abbey Park, Swindon	81 min	£270k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Dunstable South, Dunstable	81 min	£350k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Didcot South West, Didcot	64 min	£371k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.4 / 10
North Central Oxford, Oxford	77 min	£790k	9 min	3 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Mouldon Hill & Oakhurst, Swindon	82 min	£297k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Croxley Green, Rickmansworth	61 min	£635k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Springfield North, Chelmsford	74 min	£450k	7 min	3 min	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
Wokingham Road, Reading	39 min	£298k	6 min	3 min	Average	7.5 / 10
Southampton Street & Redlands Road, Reading	38 min	£312k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Welsh Harp, Brent	37 min	£325k	7 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
Lesney Farm & Colyers East, Bexley	58 min	£340k	10 min	7 min	Average	3.8 / 10
Calcot South, Reading	47 min	£345k	10 min	7 min	Low	5.2 / 10
Canning Town East, Newham	44 min	£355k	4 min	4 min	Average	5.6 / 10
Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth	46 min	£358k	5 min	5 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Leighton Park, Reading	41 min	£368k	10 min	4 min	Low	5.8 / 10
Cippenham Meadows, Slough	49 min	£372k	9 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Dagenham North, Barking and Dagenham	57 min	£375k	6 min	5 min	Low	5.8 / 10
Erith West, Bexley	50 min	£375k	7 min	8 min	Average	5.1 / 10
Plumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich	43 min	£375k	6 min	9 min	Average	4.3 / 10
Lower Earley South, Reading	47 min	£376k	13 min	8 min	Low	5.4 / 10
Peckham North West, Southwark	42 min	£378k	5 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Becontree East, Barking and Dagenham	53 min	£380k	5 min	4 min	Average	6.2 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Paddington?

965 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Paddington door to door by train, 521 within 45 minutes and 139 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Paddington?

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 Paddington?

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 Wokingham Road (£298k).

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.