London commuter townsBedford vs St Neots

Bedford vs St Neots: which commuter town suits you?

Bedford is 12 minutes closer to London, but St Neots is £35k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bedford

#51 of 118

St Neots

#96 of 118

Train to London

40 min
52 min

Annual season ticket

£6,017
£7,838

Average house price

£350k
£315k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.2x
8.5x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,029/mo
£967/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

32%
31%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

77
39

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

913 Mb
943 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

51
21

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

616 ha
126 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

307
90

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.

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Living in St Neots

Cambridgeshire · 52 min to London · average sold price £315k.

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