London commuter townsHenley-on-Thames vs Reading

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

Reading is 27 minutes closer to London and £333k cheaper on the average sold price.
Henley-on-Thames

#109 of 118

Reading

#37 of 118

Train to London

52 min
25 min

Annual season ticket

£6,362
£6,362

Average house price

£730k
£398k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

16.3x
8.1x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

24
82

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

859 Mb
982 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.8
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

52
45

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

59 ha
360 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

74
418

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.

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Living in Reading

Berkshire · 25 min to London · average sold price £398k.

Read the Reading report