Birmingham commuter townsCannock vs Rugeley

Cannock vs Rugeley: which commuter town suits you?

Cannock is 10 minutes closer to Birmingham and £10k cheaper on the average sold price.
Cannock

#8 of 24

Rugeley

#14 of 24

Train to Birmingham

39 min
49 min

Average house price

£225k
£235k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.2x
6.5x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

52
45

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1040 Mb
1040 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.0
8.0

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

7
16

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

761 ha
1346 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

163
71

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 Cannock

Staffordshire · 39 min to Birmingham · average sold price £225k.

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Living in Rugeley

Staffordshire · 49 min to Birmingham · average sold price £235k.

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