London commuter townsBerkhamsted vs Hemel Hempstead

Berkhamsted vs Hemel Hempstead: which commuter town suits you?

Hemel Hempstead is 10 minutes closer to London and £301k cheaper on the average sold price.
Berkhamsted

#88 of 118

Hemel Hempstead

#18 of 118

Train to London

37 min
27 min

Annual season ticket

£4,250
£3,298

Average house price

£709k
£408k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

18.8x
10.8x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

31
53

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

874 Mb
874 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

35
39

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

92 ha
306 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

87
201

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 Berkhamsted

Hertfordshire · 37 min to London · average sold price £709k.

Read the Berkhamsted report

Living in Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire · 27 min to London · average sold price £408k.

Read the Hemel Hempstead report

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