Birmingham commuter townsHinckley
Leicestershire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Hinckley: Birmingham commute, house prices & costs
Hinckley is a commuter town in Leicestershire, around 36 minutes from Birmingham by direct train from Hinckley (longer than average for the towns we track), with mid-range prices at £255,000. It ranks #18 of 24 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
67
Rightroute score
Lower half · #18 of 24
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Hinckley at a glance
Commute and cost
36 min
Train to Birmingham
From Hinckley, 26% slower than the 24-town median.
£255k
Average house price
£255,000, 3% below the 24-town median.
Living there
Moderate
Safety
Crime index 54 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
865Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 11% below the 24-town median.
7.8
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
17
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 23% fewer than the 24-town median.
225
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 21% less than the 24-town median.
145
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 12% fewer than the 24-town median.
The commute from Hinckley
Direct trains from Hinckley take around 36 minutes into Birmingham New Street, running on CrossCountry. That makes it #15 out of 24 towns for speed into Birmingham.
How Hinckley compares to the other 23 towns
| Metric | Hinckley | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Birmingham | 36 min | 28.5 min | #15 |
| Average house price | £255,000 | £262,500 | #11 |
| Price to local earnings | 6.6x | 7.5x | #7 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 54 | 53.5 | #14 |
| Broadband speed | 865 Mb | 970.5 Mb | #22 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.8 | 7.5 | #3 |
Overall, Hinckley ranks #18 of 24 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Hinckley commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Hinckley to Birmingham?
Direct trains from Hinckley take around 36 minutes to Birmingham New Street. Hinckley is served by CrossCountry.
What is the average house price in Hinckley?
The average sold price in Hinckley is £255,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 3% below the median across the 24 Birmingham commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Hinckley a safe place to live?
Hinckley scores 54 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a moderate level of safety relative to other Birmingham commuter towns.
Is Hinckley a good commuter town for Birmingham?
Hinckley ranks #18 of 24 Birmingham commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.