Best places to live for commuting to London's West End

Door-to-door commute times by train to the West End (Oxford Circus) 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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224

neighbourhoods within 30 min

666

within 45 min

1,186

within an hour

8 min

quickest: Fitzrovia West & Soho

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	16 min	8 min	£811k	Maida Vale
City and County of the City of London	20 min	20 min	£745k	City of London
Kensington and Chelsea	22 min	14 min	£1.14m	Notting Hill South
Camden	23 min	8 min	£751k	Frognal
Islington	23 min	15 min	£675k	Tufnell Park East
Lambeth	25 min	15 min	£538k	Clapham Park West
Tower Hamlets	28 min	20 min	£475k	Millwall South
Southwark	29 min	19 min	£478k	Rotherhithe
Hackney	31 min	20 min	£607k	Clissold South
Hammersmith and Fulham	31 min	19 min	£745k	Munster
Haringey	31 min	23 min	£581k	Fortis Green & Coldfall
Brent	34 min	19 min	£525k	Wembley North
Waltham Forest	34 min	26 min	£548k	Highams Park East
Wandsworth	34 min	20 min	£632k	Merton Road
Ealing	38 min	28 min	£520k	Elthorne Park
Barnet	39 min	29 min	£592k	Osidge
Newham	39 min	29 min	£426k	Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Merton	42 min	36 min	£515k	Wimbledon Chase
Lewisham	43 min	35 min	£475k	Telegraph Hill
Watford	44 min	40 min	£452k	Nascot Wood
Bushey	45 min	44 min	£542k	Bushey Central
Enfield	45 min	37 min	£440k	Enfield Town North
Harrow	45 min	37 min	£550k	North Harrow
Redbridge	45 min	38 min	£520k	Barkingside East
Waltham Cross	45 min	45 min	£369k	Waltham Cross Town
Greenwich	46 min	34 min	£450k	Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
Buckhurst Hill	49 min	49 min	£636k	Buckhurst Hill
Hillingdon	49 min	41 min	£490k	Ruislip Gardens
Waltham Abbey	49 min	49 min	£400k	Waltham Abbey North
Croydon	50 min	37 min	£424k	Monks Orchard
Hoddesdon	50 min	48 min	£395k	Broxbourne Town
Iver Heath	50 min	50 min	£530k	Iver & Richings Park
Kingston upon Thames	51 min	45 min	£604k	Tudor Drive
Northfleet	51 min	50 min	£305k	Perry Street
Potters Bar	51 min	50 min	£580k	Potters Bar Furzefield
Richmond upon Thames	51 min	38 min	£730k	Twickenham Marble Hill
Swanscombe	51 min	50 min	£330k	Swanscombe
Cheshunt	52 min	48 min	£438k	Cheshunt Central
Stanwell	52 min	47 min	£378k	Stanwell North & Stanwell Moor
Barking and Dagenham	52 min	44 min	£383k	Becontree East
Borehamwood	52 min	52 min	£445k	Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Loughton	52 min	51 min	£545k	Loughton South
Hounslow	53 min	34 min	£442k	Chiswick South East
Lower Nazeing	53 min	53 min	£560k	Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green
Maidenhead	53 min	51 min	£499k	Maidenhead Highway
Moor Park	53 min	53 min	£1.18m	Moor Park & Batchworth
St Albans	53 min	52 min	£620k	Marshalswick
Stevenage	53 min	50 min	£350k	Chells North
Bexley	54 min	44 min	£424k	Danson Park
Chigwell	54 min	52 min	£710k	Grange Hill
Bromley	54 min	42 min	£510k	Widmore
Brookmans Park	54 min	54 min	£875k	Brookmans Park
Radlett	54 min	54 min	£958k	Radlett
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh	54 min	49 min	£626k	Worcester Park West
Tilbury	55 min	55 min	£333k	Tilbury
Caversham	56 min	54 min	£485k	Caversham Emmer Green
Stanstead Abbotts	56 min	56 min	£510k	Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
Stone (Dartford)	56 min	56 min	£385k	Stone & Crossways
Swanley	56 min	56 min	£398k	Swanley South & Crockenhill
Gravesend	57 min	53 min	£370k	Riverview Park

Under 30 minutes from the West End (Oxford Circus)

224 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	29 min	£550k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Clapham South, Lambeth	30 min	£780k	5 min	3 min	High	7.4 / 10
Battersea Park, Wandsworth	25 min	£842k	6 min	3 min	High	7.1 / 10
Maida Vale, City of Westminster	22 min	£825k	4 min	3 min	High	7.0 / 10
Frognal, Camden	27 min	£1.25m	6 min	8 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Belsize Park, Camden	22 min	£875k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Notting Hill South, Kensington and Chelsea	16 min	£1.28m	5 min	4 min	Very high	6.8 / 10
Little Venice, City of Westminster	18 min	£1.01m	5 min	4 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Brackenbury, Hammersmith and Fulham	30 min	£1.13m	4 min	4 min	High	6.8 / 10
Clissold South, Hackney	20 min	£719k	6 min	4 min	High	6.7 / 10
Kentish Town East, Camden	23 min	£615k	5 min	3 min	Average	6.6 / 10
West Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea	25 min	£872k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Battersea Latchmere, Wandsworth	25 min	£610k	7 min	3 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Highgate East, Haringey	30 min	£685k	8 min	4 min	High	6.6 / 10
Pimlico South, City of Westminster	13 min	£750k	5 min	3 min	High	6.5 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from the West End (Oxford Circus)

442 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	40 min	£721k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Twickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames	44 min	£935k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Munster, Hammersmith and Fulham	33 min	£816k	5 min	3 min	Low	8.5 / 10
Merton Road, Wandsworth	37 min	£725k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Osidge, Barnet	43 min	£770k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames	42 min	£955k	5 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth	32 min	£985k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.3 / 10
Southfields North, Wandsworth	36 min	£950k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Elthorne Park, Ealing	40 min	£887k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Fortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey	33 min	£876k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
South Ealing, Ealing	41 min	£572k	6 min	3 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Cottenham Park, Merton	42 min	£1.05m	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Merton Park, Merton	45 min	£635k	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Muswell Hill North, Haringey	34 min	£638k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Bushey Central, Bushey	45 min	£542k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.7 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from the West End (Oxford Circus)

520 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	55 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
Harpenden North, Harpenden	60 min	£775k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Tudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames	55 min	£912k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead	53 min	£565k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Bernards Heath, St Albans	53 min	£742k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Croxley Green, Rickmansworth	60 min	£635k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Longacres, St Albans	53 min	£640k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Linslade West, Leighton Buzzard	55 min	£390k	6 min	7 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Widmore, Bromley	46 min	£508k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Enfield Town North, Enfield	48 min	£575k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Broxbourne Town, Hoddesdon	48 min	£735k	10 min	3 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Elmers End, Bromley	54 min	£618k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Hampton Wick & Teddington East, Richmond upon Thames	55 min	£560k	7 min	5 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Rise Park, Havering	58 min	£542k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from the West End (Oxford Circus)

758 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	62 min	£489k	7 min	3 min	Very low	9.1 / 10
Finham Park, Coventry	90 min	£320k	7 min	4 min	Very low	9.0 / 10
Pewley Down & The Mount, Guildford	66 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	71 min	£380k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Westwood, Reading	71 min	£445k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Dunstable South, Dunstable	76 min	£350k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Didcot South West, Didcot	78 min	£371k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.4 / 10
Littlehaven, Horsham	83 min	£438k	7 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Marlow West & North, Marlow	66 min	£718k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Springfield North, Chelmsford	73 min	£450k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Rayleigh North East, Rayleigh	85 min	£438k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Kettering East, Kettering	90 min	£250k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Bishop's Stortford East, Bishop's Stortford	65 min	£425k	8 min	3 min	Low	8.2 / 10
Farnham Weybourne & Badshot Lea, Weybourne (Waverley)	84 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	57 min	£290k	10 min	7 min	Low	4.7 / 10
Perry Street, Northfleet	51 min	£296k	6 min	3 min	Average	6.4 / 10
Wokingham Road, Reading	54 min	£298k	6 min	3 min	Average	7.5 / 10
Milton & Chalk, Gravesend	57 min	£300k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.5 / 10
St Nicholas, Stevenage	54 min	£310k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Southampton Street & Redlands Road, Reading	53 min	£312k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Carshalton on the Hill, Sutton	57 min	£320k	9 min	6 min	Low	6.1 / 10
Welsh Harp, Brent	35 min	£325k	7 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
Hatfield South, Hatfield	59 min	£328k	13 min	5 min	Average	4.3 / 10
Linslade East, Leighton Buzzard	52 min	£332k	10 min	5 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Hackbridge, Sutton	54 min	£332k	6 min	6 min	Average	6.0 / 10
Chells South, Stevenage	53 min	£335k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Sheerwater, Woking	60 min	£338k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.4 / 10
Martins Wood, Stevenage	53 min	£338k	7 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Lesney Farm & Colyers East, Bexley	58 min	£340k	10 min	7 min	Average	3.8 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of the West End (Oxford Circus)?

1,186 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of the West End (Oxford Circus) door to door by train, 666 within 45 minutes and 224 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to the West End (Oxford Circus)?

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 West End (Oxford Circus)?

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.