London commuter townsCanterbury vs Margate
Canterbury vs Margate: which commuter town suits you?
Canterbury is 23 minutes closer to London, but Margate is £35k cheaper on the average sold price.
Canterbury
#99 of 118
Margate
#108 of 118
Train to London
57 min
80 min
Annual season ticket
£7,645
£5,832
Average house price
£305k
£270k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
8.3x
7.7x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
73
67
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
789 Mb
837 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.5
7.6
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
126
19
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
110 ha
137 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
275
291
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.
