London commuter townsGravesend vs Rochester

Gravesend vs Rochester: which commuter town suits you?

Gravesend is 8 minutes closer to London, but Rochester is £26k cheaper on the average sold price.
Gravesend

#5 of 118

Rochester

#16 of 118

Train to London

28 min
36 min

Annual season ticket

£3,464
£5,106

Average house price

£350k
£324k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.6x
8.7x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,201/mo
£1,137/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

35%
37%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

63
68

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

915 Mb
976 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

40
181

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

464 ha
587 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

230
299

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 Gravesend

Kent · 28 min to London · average sold price £350k.

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Living in Rochester

Kent · 36 min to London · average sold price £324k.

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