London commuter townsHigh Wycombe vs Marlow

High Wycombe vs Marlow: which commuter town suits you?

High Wycombe is 28 minutes closer to London and £219k cheaper on the average sold price.
High Wycombe

#34 of 118

Marlow

#98 of 118

Train to London

27 min
55 min

Annual season ticket

£3,892
£4,620

Average house price

£428k
£648k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.6x
16.0x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

63
28

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

810 Mb
810 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

42
47

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

217 ha
74 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

215
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 High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire · 27 min to London · average sold price £428k.

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Living in Marlow

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

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