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

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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