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

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,382/mo
£1,382/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

39%
39%

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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