London commuter townsDidcot vs Oxford

Didcot vs Oxford: which commuter town suits you?

Didcot is 17 minutes closer to London and £85k cheaper on the average sold price.
Didcot

#68 of 118

Oxford

#90 of 118

Train to London

40 min
57 min

Annual season ticket

£6,831
£7,259

Average house price

£375k
£460k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.4x
10.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,292/mo
£1,667/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

35%
46%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

42
70

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

859 Mb
904 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.8
7.8

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

38
312

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

78 ha
547 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

59
605

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 Didcot

Oxfordshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £375k.

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Living in Oxford

Oxfordshire · 57 min to London · average sold price £460k.

Read the Oxford report

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