London commuter townsAshford vs Canterbury
Ashford vs Canterbury: which commuter town suits you?
Ashford is 19 minutes closer to London, but Canterbury is £45k cheaper on the average sold price.
Ashford
#76 of 118
Canterbury
#99 of 118
Train to London
38 min
57 min
Annual season ticket
£6,044
£7,645
Average house price
£350k
£305k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
10.3x
8.3x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
62
73
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
799 Mb
789 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.3
7.5
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
31
126
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
233 ha
110 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
137
275
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.
