London commuter townsCanterbury vs Dover
Canterbury vs Dover: which commuter town suits you?
Canterbury is 5 minutes closer to London, but Dover is £60k cheaper on the average sold price.
Canterbury
#99 of 118
Dover
#80 of 118
Train to London
57 min
62 min
Annual season ticket
£7,645
£5,832
Average house price
£305k
£245k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
8.3x
6.5x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
73
63
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
789 Mb
842 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.5
7.2
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
126
46
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
110 ha
148 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
275
119
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.
