Commuter belt
Best places to live near London
Every place here is within an hour of a London terminus door-to-door — the peak train time plus the drive to the station, not just the timetable figure.
20 locations.
Gerrards Cross
BuckinghamshireCommuter town
19 min peak trainSt Albans
HertfordshireCathedral city
21 min peak train · 26 min door-to-LondonSevenoaks
KentCommuter town
22 min peak train · 27 min door-to-LondonBeaconsfield
BuckinghamshireCommuter town
25 min peak train · 30 min door-to-LondonHarpenden
HertfordshireCommuter town
26 min peak train · 31 min door-to-LondonChalfont St Peter Parish
BuckinghamshireLarge village
27 min peak train · from Gerrards Cross · 35 min door-to-LondonBerkhamsted
HertfordshireMarket town
32 min peak train · 37 min door-to-LondonGuildford
SurreyCathedral city
32 min peak train · 37 min door-to-LondonHarefield
Greater LondonLarge village
31 min peak train · from Gerrards Cross · 43 min door-to-LondonGodalming
SurreyHistoric town
39 min peak train · 44 min door-to-LondonTonbridge
KentHistoric town
42 min peak train · 47 min door-to-LondonHaywards Heath
West SussexCommuter town
44 min peak train · 49 min door-to-LondonColchester
EssexHistoric town
52 min peak trainHorsham
West SussexMarket town
53 min peak trainHitchin
HertfordshireMarket town
49 min peak train · 54 min door-to-LondonFarnham
SurreyMarket town
55 min peak train · from AldershotHyde Heath
BuckinghamshireLarge village
38 min peak train · from Gerrards Cross · 57 min door-to-LondonFarnham Royal
BuckinghamshireLarge village
38 min peak train · from Gerrards Cross · 57 min door-to-LondonDorking
SurreySurrey Hills town
53 min peak train · 58 min door-to-LondonTunbridge Wells
KentSpa town
53 min peak train · 58 min door-to-London
How this list is filtered
- Peak train time plus drive-to-station of 60 minutes or less
- A named station with a verified peak service
- Full profile: schools, property, pubs, green space and healthcare
Nothing here is ranked on reputation. A place appears only when every criterion above is met and its full profile — commute, schools, property, pubs, green space and healthcare — is complete.
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