London commuter townsBedford vs Milton Keynes

Bedford vs Milton Keynes: which commuter town suits you?

Milton Keynes is 5 minutes closer to London and £22k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bedford

#51 of 118

Milton Keynes

#61 of 118

Train to London

40 min
35 min

Annual season ticket

£6,017
£7,493

Average house price

£350k
£328k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.2x
7.9x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

77
73

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

913 Mb
932 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

51
40

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

616 ha
1559 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

307
334

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 Milton Keynes

Buckinghamshire · 35 min to London · average sold price £328k.

Read the Milton Keynes report