London commuter townsAylesbury vs Leighton Buzzard

Aylesbury vs Leighton Buzzard: which commuter town suits you?

Leighton Buzzard is 16 minutes closer to London and £16k cheaper on the average sold price.
Aylesbury

#93 of 118

Leighton Buzzard

#54 of 118

Train to London

56 min
40 min

Annual season ticket

£6,127
£4,608

Average house price

£375k
£360k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.3x
9.5x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,310/mo
£1,097/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

39%
35%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

67
50

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

810 Mb
906 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

36
24

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

179 ha
103 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

166
94

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.

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Living in Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire · 56 min to London · average sold price £375k.

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Living in Leighton Buzzard

Bedfordshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £360k.

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