London commuter townsAmersham vs Berkhamsted

Amersham vs Berkhamsted: which commuter town suits you?

Amersham is 7 minutes closer to London, but Berkhamsted is £19k cheaper on the average sold price.
Amersham

#71 of 118

Berkhamsted

#88 of 118

Train to London

30 min
37 min

Annual season ticket

£3,408
£4,250

Average house price

£728k
£709k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

18.0x
18.8x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,310/mo
£1,378/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

39%
44%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

27
31

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

810 Mb
874 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

26
35

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

99 ha
92 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

107
87

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 Amersham

Buckinghamshire · 30 min to London · average sold price £728k.

Read the Amersham report

Living in Berkhamsted

Hertfordshire · 37 min to London · average sold price £709k.

Read the Berkhamsted report

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