London commuter townsAshford vs Folkestone
Ashford vs Folkestone: which commuter town suits you?
Ashford is 19 minutes closer to London, but Folkestone is £55k cheaper on the average sold price.
Ashford
#76 of 118
Folkestone
#114 of 118
Train to London
38 min
57 min
Annual season ticket
£6,044
£10,240
Average house price
£350k
£295k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
10.3x
7.6x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
62
66
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
799 Mb
830 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.3
8.1
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
31
27
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
233 ha
182 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
137
226
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.
