London commuter townsHenley-on-Thames vs Marlow

Henley-on-Thames vs Marlow: which commuter town suits you?

Henley-on-Thames is 3 minutes closer to London, but Marlow is £83k cheaper on the average sold price.
Henley-on-Thames

#109 of 118

Marlow

#98 of 118

Train to London

52 min
55 min

Annual season ticket

£6,362
£4,620

Average house price

£730k
£648k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

16.3x
16.0x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

24
28

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

859 Mb
810 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.8
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

52
47

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

59 ha
74 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

74
125

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 Henley-on-Thames

Oxfordshire · 52 min to London · average sold price £730k.

Read the Henley-on-Thames report

Living in Marlow

Buckinghamshire · 55 min to London · average sold price £648k.

Read the Marlow report

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