London commuter townsAlton vs Farnham
Alton vs Farnham: which commuter town suits you?
Farnham is 3 minutes closer to London, but Alton is £85k cheaper on the average sold price.
Train to London
58 min
55 min
Annual season ticket
£6,265
£5,962
Average house price
£430k
£515k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
11.8x
12.5x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
33
33
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
757 Mb
694 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.6
7.9
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
25
69
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
57 ha
301 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
48
186
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.
