London commuter townsGerrards Cross vs Slough

Gerrards Cross vs Slough: which commuter town suits you?

Slough is 2 minutes closer to London and £383k cheaper on the average sold price.
Gerrards Cross

#46 of 118

Slough

#1 of 118

Train to London

20 min
18 min

Annual season ticket

£2,820
£3,119

Average house price

£795k
£412k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

19.7x
9.8x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

12
75

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

810 Mb
997 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

20
72

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

327 ha
2006 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

80
396

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 Gerrards Cross

Buckinghamshire · 20 min to London · average sold price £795k.

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Living in Slough

Berkshire · 18 min to London · average sold price £412k.

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