London commuter townsBishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Bishop's Stortford: London commute, house prices & costs
Bishop's Stortford is a commuter town in Hertfordshire, around 40 minutes from London by direct train from Bishops Stortford (about average for the towns we track), with mid-range prices at £439,000. It ranks #38 of 118 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
63
Rightroute score
Upper half · #38 of 118
Bishop's Stortford at a glance
Commute and cost
40 min
Train to London
From Bishops Stortford, 9% faster than the 118-town median.
£4,816
Annual season ticket
About £401 a month, 4% cheaper than the 118-town median.
£439k
Average house price
£439,000, 7% above the 118-town median.
£1,382
Average rent
A two-bed in East Hertfordshire, per month, 7% above the 118-town median.
Living there
Moderate
Safety
Crime index 51 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
905Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, matches the 118-town median.
7.5
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
37
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, matches the 118-town median.
491
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 106% more than the 118-town median.
161
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 2% more than the 118-town median.
The commute from Bishop's Stortford
Direct trains from Bishops Stortford take around 40 minutes into Liverpool Street, running on Greater Anglia. That makes it #56 out of 118 towns for speed into London.
An annual season ticket costs about £4,816, roughly £401 a month or £24,080 over five years. That's 4% cheaper than the 118-town median of £5,041.
How Bishop's Stortford compares to the other 117 towns
| Metric | Bishop's Stortford | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to London | 40 min | 44 min | #56 |
| Annual season ticket | £4,816 | £5,041 | #54 |
| Average house price | £439,000 | £409,000 | #74 |
| Price to local earnings | 10.4x | 10.1x | #63 |
| Average rent (2 bed) | £1,382/mo | £1,298/mo | #86 |
| Rent to local earnings | 39% | 39% | #69 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 51 | 52.5 | #56 |
| Broadband speed | 905 Mb | 903 Mb | #55 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.5 | 7.6 of 116 | #73 |
Overall, Bishop's Stortford ranks #38 of 118 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Bishop's Stortford commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Bishop's Stortford to London?
Direct trains from Bishops Stortford take around 40 minutes to Liverpool Street. Bishop's Stortford is served by Greater Anglia.
How much is a season ticket from Bishop's Stortford to London?
An annual season ticket from Bishop's Stortford costs about £4,816, which works out at roughly £401 a month.
What is the average house price in Bishop's Stortford?
The average sold price in Bishop's Stortford is £439,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 7% above the median across the 118 London commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Bishop's Stortford a safe place to live?
Bishop's Stortford scores 51 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a moderate level of safety relative to other London commuter towns.
Is Bishop's Stortford a good commuter town for London?
Bishop's Stortford ranks #38 of 118 London 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. Rent is the average for a two-bed in the local authority, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026, refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail) and season tickets the annual fare to the same place. 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.