London commuter townsHitchin vs Stevenage

Hitchin vs Stevenage: which commuter town suits you?

Stevenage is 17 minutes closer to London and £96k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hitchin

#50 of 118

Stevenage

#6 of 118

Train to London

40 min
23 min

Annual season ticket

£4,899
£4,457

Average house price

£446k
£350k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.5x
7.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

44
65

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

923 Mb
1016 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

54
47

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

77 ha
416 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

158
176

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 Stevenage

Hertfordshire · 23 min to London · average sold price £350k.

Read the Stevenage report

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