London commuter townsEly vs Huntingdon

Ely vs Huntingdon: which commuter town suits you?

Huntingdon is 17 minutes closer to London and £8k cheaper on the average sold price.
Ely

#106 of 118

Huntingdon

#89 of 118

Train to London

70 min
53 min

Annual season ticket

£7,052
£7,535

Average house price

£320k
£312k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.4x
8.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

40
51

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

892 Mb
943 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.0
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

42
45

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

63 ha
196 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

77
86

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 Ely

Cambridgeshire · 70 min to London · average sold price £320k.

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Living in Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire · 53 min to London · average sold price £312k.

Read the Huntingdon report