London commuter townsAldershot vs Farnborough

Aldershot vs Farnborough: which commuter town suits you?

Farnborough is 7 minutes closer to London, but Aldershot is £9k cheaper on the average sold price.
Aldershot

#43 of 118

Farnborough

#30 of 118

Train to London

47 min
40 min

Annual season ticket

£5,299
£4,526

Average house price

£360k
£369k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.9x
9.1x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

59
49

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

929 Mb
929 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

6.7
6.7

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

51
11

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

460 ha
554 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

248
219

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Aldershot

Hampshire · 47 min to London · average sold price £360k.

Read the Aldershot report

Living in Farnborough

Hampshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £369k.

Read the Farnborough report

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