London commuter townsHassocks vs Haywards Heath

Hassocks vs Haywards Heath: which commuter town suits you?

Haywards Heath is 4 minutes closer to London and £75k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hassocks

#67 of 118

Haywards Heath

#77 of 118

Train to London

50 min
46 min

Annual season ticket

£4,440
£5,506

Average house price

£525k
£450k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

13.1x
11.2x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

13
43

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

812 Mb
812 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.1
8.1

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

38
33

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

148 ha
222 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

108
93

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 Hassocks

West Sussex · 50 min to London · average sold price £525k.

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Living in Haywards Heath

West Sussex · 46 min to London · average sold price £450k.

Read the Haywards Heath report