London commuter townsBedford vs Biggleswade

Bedford vs Biggleswade: which commuter town suits you?

Bedford is 4 minutes closer to London and £5k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bedford

#51 of 118

Biggleswade

#63 of 118

Train to London

40 min
44 min

Annual season ticket

£6,017
£5,782

Average house price

£350k
£355k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.2x
9.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

77
36

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

913 Mb
906 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

51
31

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

616 ha
60 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

307
60

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 Bedford

Bedfordshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £350k.

Read the Bedford report

Living in Biggleswade

Bedfordshire · 44 min to London · average sold price £355k.

Read the Biggleswade report