London commuter townsBracknell vs Wokingham

Bracknell vs Wokingham: which commuter town suits you?

Wokingham is 3 minutes closer to London, but Bracknell is £90k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bracknell

#48 of 118

Wokingham

#49 of 118

Train to London

47 min
44 min

Annual season ticket

£5,313
£5,727

Average house price

£390k
£480k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.7x
10.3x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

59
38

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1007 Mb
968 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

20
29

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

397 ha
519 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

111
147

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.

The full picture on each

Living in Bracknell

Berkshire · 47 min to London · average sold price £390k.

Read the Bracknell report

Living in Wokingham

Berkshire · 44 min to London · average sold price £480k.

Read the Wokingham report