London commuter townsHigh Wycombe vs Princes Risborough

High Wycombe vs Princes Risborough: which commuter town suits you?

High Wycombe is 11 minutes closer to London and £72k cheaper on the average sold price.
High Wycombe

#34 of 118

Princes Risborough

#41 of 118

Train to London

27 min
38 min

Annual season ticket

£3,892
£4,056

Average house price

£428k
£500k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.6x
12.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

63
11

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
58

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

217 ha
24 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

215
39

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 Princes Risborough

Buckinghamshire · 38 min to London · average sold price £500k.

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