London commuter townsCrawley vs East Grinstead

Crawley vs East Grinstead: which commuter town suits you?

Crawley is 17 minutes closer to London and £60k cheaper on the average sold price.
Crawley

#24 of 118

East Grinstead

#78 of 118

Train to London

35 min
52 min

Annual season ticket

£3,480
£5,065

Average house price

£360k
£420k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.6x
10.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

71
40

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

943 Mb
812 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
8.1

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

22
28

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

391 ha
64 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

170
94

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 Crawley

West Sussex · 35 min to London · average sold price £360k.

Read the Crawley report

Living in East Grinstead

West Sussex · 52 min to London · average sold price £420k.

Read the East Grinstead report