London commuter townsChatham vs Sittingbourne

Chatham vs Sittingbourne: which commuter town suits you?

Chatham is 15 minutes closer to London and £15k cheaper on the average sold price.
Chatham

#22 of 118

Sittingbourne

#74 of 118

Train to London

40 min
55 min

Annual season ticket

£5,106
£4,800

Average house price

£285k
£300k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.7x
8.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

79
61

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

976 Mb
843 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.3
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

179
33

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

637 ha
127 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

311
127

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 Chatham

Kent · 40 min to London · average sold price £285k.

Read the Chatham report

Living in Sittingbourne

Kent · 55 min to London · average sold price £300k.

Read the Sittingbourne report