London commuter townsHertford vs Welwyn Garden City

Hertford vs Welwyn Garden City: which commuter town suits you?

Welwyn Garden City is 10 minutes closer to London and £35k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hertford

#26 of 118

Welwyn Garden City

#3 of 118

Train to London

32 min
22 min

Annual season ticket

£4,099
£3,077

Average house price

£445k
£410k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.5x
8.5x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

44
55

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

905 Mb
950 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
8.0

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

77
28

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

72 ha
239 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

175
140

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 Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire · 22 min to London · average sold price £410k.

Read the Welwyn Garden City report

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