London commuter townsBanbury vs Oxford
Banbury vs Oxford: which commuter town suits you?
Banbury is £131k cheaper on the average sold price, and the two are level on the commute.
Train to London
57 min
57 min
Annual season ticket
£8,653
£7,259
Average house price
£329k
£460k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
8.5x
10.6x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
61
70
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
867 Mb
904 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.6
7.8
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
37
312
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
169 ha
547 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
124
605
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.
