London commuter townsFarnborough vs Fleet

Farnborough vs Fleet: which commuter town suits you?

Farnborough is 4 minutes closer to London and £81k cheaper on the average sold price.
Farnborough

#30 of 118

Fleet

#59 of 118

Train to London

40 min
44 min

Annual season ticket

£4,526
£5,065

Average house price

£369k
£450k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.1x
12.3x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

49
36

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

929 Mb
884 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

6.7
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

11
16

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

554 ha
465 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

219
103

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 Farnborough

Hampshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £369k.

Read the Farnborough report

Living in Fleet

Hampshire · 44 min to London · average sold price £450k.

Read the Fleet report