London commuter townsChelmsford vs Witham
Chelmsford vs Witham: which commuter town suits you?
Chelmsford is 10 minutes closer to London, but Witham is £80k cheaper on the average sold price.
Chelmsford
#52 of 118
Witham
#42 of 118
Train to London
35 min
45 min
Annual season ticket
£5,175
£4,608
Average house price
£395k
£315k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
10.3x
8.4x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
71
39
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
914 Mb
898 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.6
7.3
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
28
41
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
486 ha
92 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
328
76
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.
