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

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.

Read the Haywards Heath report

Living in Horsham

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

Read the Horsham report