London commuter townsHaslemere vs Petersfield

Haslemere vs Petersfield: which commuter town suits you?

Haslemere is 8 minutes closer to London, but Petersfield is £95k cheaper on the average sold price.
Haslemere

#104 of 118

Petersfield

#91 of 118

Train to London

57 min
65 min

Annual season ticket

£5,220
£5,616

Average house price

£580k
£485k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

14.1x
13.3x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

19
30

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

694 Mb
757 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.9
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

19
43

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

30 ha
658 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

50
41

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 Haslemere

Surrey · 57 min to London · average sold price £580k.

Read the Haslemere report

Living in Petersfield

Hampshire · 65 min to London · average sold price £485k.

Read the Petersfield report