Birmingham commuter townsCoventry vs Leamington Spa

Coventry vs Leamington Spa: which commuter town suits you?

Coventry is 8 minutes closer to Birmingham and £107k cheaper on the average sold price.
Coventry

#1 of 24

Train to Birmingham

20 min
28 min

Average house price

£225k
£332k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

5.5x
8.8x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

83
64

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

989 Mb
922 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

62
85

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

553 ha
313 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

512
348

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 Coventry

West Midlands · 20 min to Birmingham · average sold price £225k.

Read the Coventry report

Living in Leamington Spa

Warwickshire · 28 min to Birmingham · average sold price £332k.

Read the Leamington Spa report