London commuter townsBiggleswade vs Royston

Biggleswade vs Royston: which commuter town suits you?

Biggleswade is 1 minute closer to London and £45k cheaper on the average sold price.
Biggleswade

#63 of 118

Royston

#47 of 118

Train to London

44 min
45 min

Annual season ticket

£5,782
£4,824

Average house price

£355k
£400k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.4x
9.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

36
31

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

906 Mb
923 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.3
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

31
39

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

60 ha
34 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

60
59

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 Biggleswade

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

Read the Biggleswade report

Living in Royston

Hertfordshire · 45 min to London · average sold price £400k.

Read the Royston report

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