London commuter townsBrighton vs Worthing

Brighton vs Worthing: which commuter town suits you?

Brighton is 20 minutes closer to London, but Worthing is £71k cheaper on the average sold price.
Brighton

#94 of 118

Worthing

#115 of 118

Train to London

60 min
80 min

Annual season ticket

£6,307
£6,914

Average house price

£412k
£341k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.5x
9.3x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

94
69

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

957 Mb
1013 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.0

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

87
17

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

247 ha
146 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

1218
332

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 Brighton

East Sussex · 60 min to London · average sold price £412k.

Read the Brighton report

Living in Worthing

West Sussex · 80 min to London · average sold price £341k.

Read the Worthing report

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