London commuter townsBeaconsfield vs High Wycombe

Beaconsfield vs High Wycombe: which commuter town suits you?

Beaconsfield is 4 minutes closer to London, but High Wycombe is £472k cheaper on the average sold price.
Beaconsfield

#82 of 118

High Wycombe

#34 of 118

Train to London

23 min
27 min

Annual season ticket

£3,060
£3,892

Average house price

£900k
£428k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

22.3x
10.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

22
63

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
42

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

84 ha
217 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

92
215

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 High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire · 27 min to London · average sold price £428k.

Read the High Wycombe report

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