London commuter townsCambridge vs Ely

Cambridge vs Ely: which commuter town suits you?

Cambridge is 22 minutes closer to London, but Ely is £120k cheaper on the average sold price.
Cambridge

#56 of 118

Ely

#106 of 118

Train to London

48 min
70 min

Annual season ticket

£6,224
£7,052

Average house price

£440k
£320k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.6x
9.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

72
40

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

959 Mb
892 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

6.5
8.0

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

160
42

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

517 ha
63 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

578
77

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 Cambridge

Cambridgeshire · 48 min to London · average sold price £440k.

Read the Cambridge report

Living in Ely

Cambridgeshire · 70 min to London · average sold price £320k.

Read the Ely report

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