London commuter townsChatham vs Rochester
Chatham vs Rochester: which commuter town suits you?
Rochester is 4 minutes closer to London, but Chatham is £39k cheaper on the average sold price.
Train to London
40 min
36 min
Annual season ticket
£5,106
£5,106
Average house price
£285k
£324k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
7.7x
8.7x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
79
68
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
976 Mb
976 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.3
7.3
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
179
181
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
637 ha
587 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
311
299
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.
