London commuter townsGerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Gerrards Cross: London commute, house prices & costs
Gerrards Cross is a commuter town in Buckinghamshire, around 20 minutes from London by direct train from Gerrards Cross (well below average for the towns we track), with above-average prices at £795,000. It ranks #46 of 118 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
62
Rightroute score
Upper half · #46 of 118
Gerrards Cross at a glance
Commute and cost
20 min
Train to London
From Gerrards Cross, 55% faster than the 118-town median.
£2,820
Annual season ticket
About £235 a month, 44% cheaper than the 118-town median.
£795k
Average house price
£795,000, 94% above the 118-town median.
£1,310
Average rent
A two-bed in Buckinghamshire, per month, 1% above the 118-town median.
Living there
High
Safety
Crime index 12 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
810Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 10% below the 118-town median.
7.6
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
20
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 46% fewer than the 118-town median.
327
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 38% more than the 118-town median.
80
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 49% fewer than the 118-town median.
The commute from Gerrards Cross
Direct trains from Gerrards Cross take around 20 minutes into London Marylebone, running on Chiltern Railways. That makes it #5 out of 118 towns for speed into London.
An annual season ticket costs about £2,820, roughly £235 a month or £14,100 over five years. That's 44% cheaper than the 118-town median of £5,041.
How Gerrards Cross compares to the other 117 towns
| Metric | Gerrards Cross | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to London | 20 min | 44 min | #5 |
| Annual season ticket | £2,820 | £5,041 | #8 |
| Average house price | £795,000 | £409,000 | #117 |
| Price to local earnings | 19.7x | 10.1x | #117 |
| Average rent (2 bed) | £1,310/mo | £1,298/mo | #64 |
| Rent to local earnings | 39% | 39% | #62 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 12 | 52.5 | #2 |
| Broadband speed | 810 Mb | 903 Mb | #100 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.6 | 7.6 of 116 | #52 |
Overall, Gerrards Cross ranks #46 of 118 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Gerrards Cross commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Gerrards Cross to London?
Direct trains from Gerrards Cross take around 20 minutes to London Marylebone. Gerrards Cross is served by Chiltern Railways.
How much is a season ticket from Gerrards Cross to London?
An annual season ticket from Gerrards Cross costs about £2,820, which works out at roughly £235 a month.
What is the average house price in Gerrards Cross?
The average sold price in Gerrards Cross is £795,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 94% above the median across the 118 London commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Gerrards Cross a safe place to live?
Gerrards Cross scores 12 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a high level of safety relative to other London commuter towns.
Is Gerrards Cross a good commuter town for London?
Gerrards Cross ranks #46 of 118 London commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Rent is the average for a two-bed in the local authority, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026, refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail) and season tickets the annual fare to the same place. Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.