Birmingham commuter townsLeamington Spa
Warwickshire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Leamington Spa: Birmingham commute, house prices & costs
Leamington Spa is a commuter town in Warwickshire, around 28 minutes from Birmingham by direct train from Leamington Spa (about average for the towns we track), with above-average prices at £332,000. It ranks #9 of 24 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
70
Rightroute score
Upper half · #9 of 24
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Leamington Spa at a glance
Commute and cost
28 min
Train to Birmingham
From Leamington Spa, 2% faster than the 24-town median.
£332k
Average house price
£332,000, 26% above the 24-town median.
Living there
Low
Safety
Crime index 64 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
922Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 5% below the 24-town median.
7.5
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
85
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 286% more than the 24-town median.
313
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 10% more than the 24-town median.
348
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 111% more than the 24-town median.
The commute from Leamington Spa
Direct trains from Leamington Spa take around 28 minutes into Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Moor Street, running on West Midlands Railway and Chiltern Railways and CrossCountry. That makes it #11 out of 24 towns for speed into Birmingham.
How Leamington Spa compares to the other 23 towns
| Metric | Leamington Spa | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Birmingham | 28 min | 28.5 min | #11 |
| Average house price | £332,000 | £262,500 | #19 |
| Price to local earnings | 8.8x | 7.5x | #18 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 64 | 53.5 | #19 |
| Broadband speed | 922 Mb | 970.5 Mb | #17 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.5 | 7.5 | #13 |
Overall, Leamington Spa ranks #9 of 24 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Leamington Spa commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Leamington Spa to Birmingham?
Direct trains from Leamington Spa take around 28 minutes to Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Moor Street. Leamington Spa is served by West Midlands Railway, Chiltern Railways and CrossCountry.
What is the average house price in Leamington Spa?
The average sold price in Leamington Spa is £332,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 26% above the median across the 24 Birmingham commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Leamington Spa a safe place to live?
Leamington Spa scores 64 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a lower level of safety relative to other Birmingham commuter towns.
Is Leamington Spa a good commuter town for Birmingham?
Leamington Spa ranks #9 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.