London commuter townsEast Grinstead vs Oxted

East Grinstead vs Oxted: which commuter town suits you?

Oxted is 21 minutes closer to London, but East Grinstead is £145k cheaper on the average sold price.
East Grinstead

#78 of 118

Oxted

#58 of 118

Train to London

52 min
31 min

Annual season ticket

£5,065
£4,319

Average house price

£420k
£565k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.4x
15.3x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,291/mo
£1,467/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

39%
48%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

40
17

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

812 Mb
750 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.1
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

28
40

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

64 ha
47 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

94
69

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 East Grinstead

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

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Living in Oxted

Surrey · 31 min to London · average sold price £565k.

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