London commuter townsBanbury vs Bicester

Banbury vs Bicester: which commuter town suits you?

Bicester is 9 minutes closer to London, but Banbury is £31k cheaper on the average sold price.
Banbury

#110 of 118

Bicester

#72 of 118

Train to London

57 min
48 min

Annual season ticket

£8,653
£5,220

Average house price

£329k
£360k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.5x
9.3x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,217/mo
£1,217/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

38%
38%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

61
55

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

867 Mb
867 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

37
17

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

169 ha
93 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

124
88

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 Banbury

Oxfordshire · 57 min to London · average sold price £329k.

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Living in Bicester

Oxfordshire · 48 min to London · average sold price £360k.

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