Best places to live for commuting to London Victoria

Door-to-door commute times by train to Victoria 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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189

neighbourhoods within 30 min

566

within 45 min

1,080

within an hour

10 min

quickest: Pimlico 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
Kensington and Chelsea	18 min	12 min	£1.14m	Notting Hill South
Lambeth	22 min	14 min	£538k	Clapham Park West
City of Westminster	23 min	10 min	£811k	Maida Vale
City and County of the City of London	26 min	26 min	£745k	City of London
Wandsworth	27 min	12 min	£632k	Merton Road
Hammersmith and Fulham	28 min	20 min	£745k	Munster
Camden	29 min	14 min	£751k	Frognal
Islington	29 min	21 min	£675k	Tufnell Park East
Southwark	30 min	17 min	£478k	Rotherhithe
Tower Hamlets	34 min	26 min	£475k	Millwall South
Haringey	37 min	29 min	£581k	Fortis Green & Coldfall
Hackney	38 min	26 min	£607k	Clissold South
Merton	38 min	31 min	£515k	Wimbledon Chase
Waltham Forest	41 min	32 min	£548k	Highams Park East
Croydon	42 min	27 min	£424k	Monks Orchard
Lewisham	42 min	30 min	£475k	Telegraph Hill
Brent	43 min	29 min	£525k	Wembley North
Barnet	45 min	35 min	£592k	Osidge
Ealing	45 min	33 min	£520k	Elthorne Park
Kingston upon Thames	46 min	39 min	£604k	Tudor Drive
Richmond upon Thames	46 min	31 min	£730k	Twickenham Marble Hill
Newham	46 min	35 min	£426k	Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Sutton	47 min	43 min	£480k	Wallington North
Bromley	50 min	32 min	£510k	Widmore
Hounslow	50 min	31 min	£442k	Chiswick South East
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh	50 min	45 min	£626k	Worcester Park West
Watford	50 min	46 min	£452k	Nascot Wood
Bushey	51 min	50 min	£542k	Bushey Central
Chipstead and Woodmansterne	51 min	51 min	£635k	Chipstead & Netherne
Enfield	51 min	43 min	£440k	Enfield Town North
Waltham Cross	51 min	51 min	£369k	Waltham Cross Town
Greenwich	52 min	37 min	£450k	Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
Harrow	52 min	44 min	£550k	North Harrow
Swanley	52 min	52 min	£398k	Swanley South & Crockenhill
Warlingham	54 min	51 min	£474k	Warlingham West & Whyteleafe
Ashford Common	54 min	54 min	£432k	Ashford Common
Hextable	54 min	54 min	£455k	Swanley East & Hextable
Horley (Reigate and Banstead)	54 min	52 min	£440k	Horley East
Redbridge	55 min	48 min	£520k	Barkingside East
Waltham Abbey	55 min	55 min	£400k	Waltham Abbey North
Borehamwood	56 min	56 min	£445k	Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Caterham	56 min	54 min	£462k	Caterham West
Crawley	56 min	52 min	£355k	Maidenbower East & Worth
Hoddesdon	56 min	54 min	£395k	Broxbourne Town
Sunbury-on-Thames	56 min	54 min	£490k	Sunbury East
Epsom	56 min	53 min	£492k	Epsom North
Copthorne	57 min	57 min	£465k	Copthorne & Turners Hill
Northfleet	57 min	56 min	£305k	Perry Street
Potters Bar	57 min	56 min	£580k	Potters Bar Furzefield
South Merstham	57 min	57 min	£438k	Merstham
Swanscombe	57 min	56 min	£330k	Swanscombe
Cheshunt	58 min	54 min	£438k	Cheshunt Central
Oxted	58 min	57 min	£590k	Oxted North
Ewell	58 min	58 min	£578k	Ewell East
Hillingdon	58 min	50 min	£490k	Ruislip Gardens
Joyden's Wood	58 min	58 min	£510k	Joydens Wood
St Albans	58 min	57 min	£620k	Marshalswick
Bexley	58 min	54 min	£424k	Danson Park
Barking and Dagenham	59 min	48 min	£383k	Becontree East
Eynsford	59 min	59 min	£370k	Darenth Valley

Under 30 minutes from Victoria

189 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	28 min	£816k	5 min	3 min	Low	8.5 / 10
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth	22 min	£985k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.3 / 10
Southfields North, Wandsworth	30 min	£950k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Clapham Park West, Lambeth	29 min	£690k	5 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Clapham South, Lambeth	27 min	£780k	5 min	3 min	High	7.4 / 10
Upper Tooting, Wandsworth	27 min	£775k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Fulham Reach, Hammersmith and Fulham	28 min	£836k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth	21 min	£1.56m	8 min	5 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Battersea Park, Wandsworth	17 min	£842k	6 min	3 min	High	7.1 / 10
Fulham Aintree, Hammersmith and Fulham	30 min	£865k	4 min	3 min	Average	7.1 / 10
Earlsfield North, Wandsworth	22 min	£757k	5 min	7 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Maida Vale, City of Westminster	29 min	£825k	4 min	3 min	High	7.0 / 10
Clapham Common West, Wandsworth	21 min	£945k	8 min	6 min	Low	6.9 / 10
Tooting Bec Common, Wandsworth	26 min	£609k	8 min	5 min	Low	6.9 / 10
Tooting Bec West, Wandsworth	27 min	£625k	4 min	4 min	High	6.9 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Victoria

377 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	36 min	£721k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Twickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames	37 min	£935k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Merton Road, Wandsworth	31 min	£725k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames	35 min	£955k	5 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Elthorne Park, Ealing	44 min	£887k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Widmore, Bromley	36 min	£508k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Cottenham Park, Merton	38 min	£1.05m	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Fortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey	39 min	£876k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
South Ealing, Ealing	40 min	£572k	6 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Elmers End, Bromley	45 min	£618k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Merton Park, Merton	41 min	£635k	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Rotherhithe, Southwark	31 min	£550k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Muswell Hill North, Haringey	40 min	£638k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Hornsey Vale, Haringey	41 min	£635k	4 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Summerstown, Wandsworth	31 min	£725k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Victoria

514 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	60 min	£625k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Osidge, Barnet	49 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Tudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames	52 min	£912k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead	59 min	£565k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Bernards Heath, St Albans	58 min	£742k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Longacres, St Albans	58 min	£640k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Enfield Town North, Enfield	54 min	£575k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Broxbourne Town, Hoddesdon	54 min	£735k	10 min	3 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Hampton Wick & Teddington East, Richmond upon Thames	52 min	£560k	7 min	5 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Maidenbower East & Worth, Crawley	54 min	£415k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Ham, Richmond upon Thames	46 min	£730k	5 min	4 min	Low	7.7 / 10
Strawberry Hill, Richmond upon Thames	47 min	£860k	8 min	5 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Twickenham West, Richmond upon Thames	49 min	£650k	8 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Bushey Central, Bushey	51 min	£542k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.7 / 10
Clarence Park, St Albans	58 min	£470k	6 min	3 min	High	7.7 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Victoria

765 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	70 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Harpenden East, Harpenden	65 min	£785k	7 min	3 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Harpenden North, Harpenden	65 min	£775k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Westwood, Reading	79 min	£445k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Springfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford	81 min	£380k	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	82 min	£350k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Littlehaven, Horsham	74 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
Croxley Green, Rickmansworth	67 min	£635k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Marlow West & North, Marlow	72 min	£718k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Springfield North, Chelmsford	83 min	£450k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Bishop's Stortford East, Bishop's Stortford	71 min	£425k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.2 / 10
Farnham Weybourne & Badshot Lea, Weybourne (Waverley)	87 min	£428k	9 min	4 min	Very 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	47 min	£290k	10 min	7 min	Low	4.7 / 10
Perry Street, Northfleet	57 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	47 min	£320k	9 min	6 min	Low	6.1 / 10
Broadfield West, Crawley	60 min	£320k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Welsh Harp, Brent	40 min	£325k	7 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
Linslade East, Leighton Buzzard	58 min	£332k	10 min	5 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Hackbridge, Sutton	44 min	£332k	6 min	6 min	Average	6.0 / 10
Chells South, Stevenage	59 min	£335k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Martins Wood, Stevenage	59 min	£338k	7 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Ebbsfleet & Greenhithe, Swanscombe	58 min	£348k	12 min	8 min	Average	3.9 / 10
New Addington North, Croydon	53 min	£348k	6 min	10 min	Average	4.2 / 10
Poplars, Stevenage	60 min	£350k	9 min	4 min	Average	5.4 / 10
Ifield & Gossops Green, Crawley	60 min	£355k	10 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Canning Town East, Newham	43 min	£355k	4 min	4 min	Average	5.6 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Victoria?

1,080 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Victoria door to door by train, 566 within 45 minutes and 189 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

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

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 Victoria?

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.