London commuter townsBeaconsfield vs Gerrards Cross

Beaconsfield vs Gerrards Cross: which commuter town suits you?

Gerrards Cross is 3 minutes closer to London and £105k cheaper on the average sold price.
Beaconsfield

#82 of 118

Gerrards Cross

#46 of 118

Train to London

23 min
20 min

Annual season ticket

£3,060
£2,820

Average house price

£900k
£795k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

22.3x
19.7x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

22
12

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

25
20

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

84 ha
327 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

92
80

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 Beaconsfield

Buckinghamshire · 23 min to London · average sold price £900k.

Read the Beaconsfield report

Living in Gerrards Cross

Buckinghamshire · 20 min to London · average sold price £795k.

Read the Gerrards Cross report