London commuter townsBasildon vs Shenfield
Basildon vs Shenfield: which commuter town suits you?
Shenfield is 7 minutes closer to London, but Basildon is £225k cheaper on the average sold price.
Train to London
35 min
28 min
Annual season ticket
£3,974
£2,784
Average house price
£325k
£550k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
8.7x
14.2x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
52
27
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
993 Mb
877 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.4
7.9
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
15
27
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
667 ha
621 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
158
156
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.
