London commuter townsBishop's Stortford vs Hertford

Bishop's Stortford vs Hertford: which commuter town suits you?

Hertford is 8 minutes closer to London, but Bishop's Stortford is £6k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bishop's Stortford

#38 of 118

Hertford

#26 of 118

Train to London

40 min
32 min

Annual season ticket

£4,816
£4,099

Average house price

£439k
£445k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.4x
10.5x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

51
44

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

905 Mb
905 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

37
77

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

491 ha
72 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

161
175

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.

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Living in Bishop's Stortford

Hertfordshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £439k.

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Living in Hertford

Hertfordshire · 32 min to London · average sold price £445k.

Read the Hertford report

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