London commuter townsHatfield vs Potters Bar

Hatfield vs Potters Bar: which commuter town suits you?

Potters Bar is 4 minutes closer to London, but Hatfield is £210k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hatfield

#4 of 118

Potters Bar

#7 of 118

Train to London

22 min
18 min

Annual season ticket

£3,077
£2,594

Average house price

£380k
£590k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.9x
13.1x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

64
46

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

950 Mb
983 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.0
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

19
22

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

276 ha
419 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

146
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 Hatfield

Hertfordshire · 22 min to London · average sold price £380k.

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Living in Potters Bar

Hertfordshire · 18 min to London · average sold price £590k.

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