London commuter townsDorking vs Leatherhead

Dorking vs Leatherhead: which commuter town suits you?

Leatherhead is 1 minute closer to London, but Dorking is £147k cheaper on the average sold price.
Dorking

#20 of 118

Leatherhead

#33 of 118

Train to London

36 min
35 min

Annual season ticket

£3,878
£3,629

Average house price

£480k
£627k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.6x
12.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,455/mo
£1,455/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

35%
35%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

35
40

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

829 Mb
829 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.1
8.1

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

33
35

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

351 ha
399 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

96
98

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 Dorking

Surrey · 36 min to London · average sold price £480k.

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Living in Leatherhead

Surrey · 35 min to London · average sold price £627k.

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