London commuter townsHertford vs Ware

Hertford vs Ware: which commuter town suits you?

Hertford is 3 minutes closer to London and £4k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hertford

#26 of 118

Ware

#27 of 118

Train to London

32 min
35 min

Annual season ticket

£4,099
£3,974

Average house price

£445k
£449k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.5x
10.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

44
37

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

905 Mb
905 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

77
91

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

72 ha
70 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

175
183

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 Hertford

Hertfordshire · 32 min to London · average sold price £445k.

Read the Hertford report

Living in Ware

Hertfordshire · 35 min to London · average sold price £449k.

Read the Ware report

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