London commuter townsHitchin vs Luton

Hitchin vs Luton: which commuter town suits you?

Luton is 18 minutes closer to London and £136k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hitchin

#50 of 118

Luton

#11 of 118

Train to London

40 min
22 min

Annual season ticket

£4,899
£3,689

Average house price

£446k
£310k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.5x
8.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

44
81

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

923 Mb
1049 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

54
13

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

77 ha
363 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

158
308

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 Hitchin

Hertfordshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £446k.

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Living in Luton

Bedfordshire · 22 min to London · average sold price £310k.

Read the Luton report

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