London commuter townsChichester vs Petersfield

Chichester vs Petersfield: which commuter town suits you?

Petersfield is 21 minutes closer to London, but Chichester is £105k cheaper on the average sold price.
Chichester

#118 of 118

Petersfield

#91 of 118

Train to London

86 min
65 min

Annual season ticket

£8,156
£5,616

Average house price

£380k
£485k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.3x
13.3x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

65
30

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

681 Mb
757 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

98
43

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

71 ha
658 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

172
41

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.

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Living in Petersfield

Hampshire · 65 min to London · average sold price £485k.

Read the Petersfield report

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