London commuter townsCanterbury vs Whitstable
Canterbury vs Whitstable: which commuter town suits you?
Canterbury is 18 minutes closer to London and £90k cheaper on the average sold price.
Canterbury
#99 of 118
Whitstable
#111 of 118
Train to London
57 min
75 min
Annual season ticket
£7,645
£5,616
Average house price
£305k
£395k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
8.3x
10.8x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
73
43
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
789 Mb
789 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.5
7.5
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
126
9
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
110 ha
51 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
275
141
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.
