London commuter townsChichester vs Haslemere

Chichester vs Haslemere: which commuter town suits you?

Haslemere is 29 minutes closer to London, but Chichester is £200k cheaper on the average sold price.
Chichester

#118 of 118

Haslemere

#104 of 118

Train to London

86 min
57 min

Annual season ticket

£8,156
£5,220

Average house price

£380k
£580k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.3x
14.1x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

65
19

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

681 Mb
694 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.9

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

98
19

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

71 ha
30 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

172
50

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 Chichester

West Sussex · 86 min to London · average sold price £380k.

Read the Chichester report

Living in Haslemere

Surrey · 57 min to London · average sold price £580k.

Read the Haslemere report