Hertfordshire · commuter town data · June 2026
Hatfield is a commuter town in Hertfordshire, around 22 minutes from London by direct train from Hatfield (well below average for the towns we track), with mid-range prices at £325,000. It ranks #4 of 120 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (June 2026 data).
Train to London
22 min
From Hatfield, 51% faster than the 120-town median.
Annual season ticket
£3,077
About £256 a month, 39% cheaper than the 120-town median.
Average house price
£325k
£325,000, 8% below the 120-town median.
Safety
Low
Crime index 64 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
Broadband
88 Mbps
Median download speed, 7% above the 120-town median.
Life satisfaction
7.3
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
Direct trains from Hatfield take around 22 minutes into King's Cross / St Pancras, running on Thameslink. That makes it #8 out of 120 towns for speed into London.
An annual season ticket costs about £3,077, roughly £256 a month or £15,385 over five years. That's 39% cheaper than the 120-town median of £5,065.
| Metric | Hatfield | Median (120 towns) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to London | 22 min | 44.5 min | #8 |
| Annual season ticket | £3,077 | £5,065 | #13 |
| Average house price | £325,000 | £355,000 | #52 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 64 | 52.5 | #84 |
| Broadband (median Mbps) | 88 | 82 | #20 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.3 | 7.5 | #91 |
Overall, Hatfield ranks #4 of 120 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the area ranking tool.
Direct trains from Hatfield take around 22 minutes to King's Cross / St Pancras. Hatfield is served by Thameslink.
An annual season ticket from Hatfield costs about £3,077, which works out at roughly £256 a month.
The average sold price in Hatfield is £325,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 8% below the median across 120 London commuter towns.
Hatfield scores 64 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a lower level of safety relative to other London commuter towns.
Hatfield ranks #4 of 120 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 area ranking tool lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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Data (June 2026): house prices are HM Land Registry averages by postcode district; train times are typical off-peak direct rail to London terminals (National Rail); season tickets are the annual price to a London terminal; the crime index comes from ONS / police.uk (0 = very safe, 100 = very high crime); broadband is the Ofcom Connected Nations median download speed; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean score for the local authority. Figures are approximate estimates for comparison.