London commuter townsAylesbury vs Princes Risborough

Aylesbury vs Princes Risborough: which commuter town suits you?

Princes Risborough is 18 minutes closer to London, but Aylesbury is £125k cheaper on the average sold price.
Aylesbury

#93 of 118

Train to London

56 min
38 min

Annual season ticket

£6,127
£4,056

Average house price

£375k
£500k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.3x
12.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

67
11

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

810 Mb
810 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

36
58

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

179 ha
24 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

166
39

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 Aylesbury

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

Read the Aylesbury report

Living in Princes Risborough

Buckinghamshire · 38 min to London · average sold price £500k.

Read the Princes Risborough report