London commuter townsBillericay vs Chelmsford
Billericay vs Chelmsford: which commuter town suits you?
Billericay is 1 minute closer to London, but Chelmsford is £85k cheaper on the average sold price.
Billericay
#45 of 118
Chelmsford
#52 of 118
Train to London
34 min
35 min
Annual season ticket
£4,526
£5,175
Average house price
£480k
£395k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
12.8x
10.3x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
37
71
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
993 Mb
914 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.4
7.6
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
21
28
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
262 ha
486 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
89
328
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.
