London commuter townsCambridge vs Huntingdon

Cambridge vs Huntingdon: which commuter town suits you?

Cambridge is 5 minutes closer to London, but Huntingdon is £128k cheaper on the average sold price.
Cambridge

#56 of 118

Huntingdon

#89 of 118

Train to London

48 min
53 min

Annual season ticket

£6,224
£7,535

Average house price

£440k
£312k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.6x
8.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

72
51

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

959 Mb
943 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

6.5
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

160
45

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

517 ha
196 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

578
86

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 Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire · 53 min to London · average sold price £312k.

Read the Huntingdon report

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