London commuter townsHaywards Heath vs Horsham

Haywards Heath vs Horsham: which commuter town suits you?

Haywards Heath is 7 minutes closer to London, but Horsham is £31k cheaper on the average sold price.
Haywards Heath

#77 of 118

Horsham

#92 of 118

Train to London

46 min
53 min

Annual season ticket

£5,506
£5,561

Average house price

£450k
£420k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.2x
11.0x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,291/mo
£1,352/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

39%
43%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

43
54

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

812 Mb
761 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.1
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

33
26

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

222 ha
148 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

93
85

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 Haywards Heath

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

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Living in Horsham

West Sussex · 53 min to London · average sold price £420k.

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