London commuter townsHove vs Worthing

Hove vs Worthing: which commuter town suits you?

Hove is 23 minutes closer to London, but Worthing is £92k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hove

#87 of 118

Worthing

#115 of 118

Train to London

57 min
80 min

Annual season ticket

£6,527
£6,914

Average house price

£433k
£341k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.1x
9.3x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,518/mo
£1,182/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

47%
39%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

69
69

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

957 Mb
1013 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.0

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

90
17

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

248 ha
146 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

1256
332

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 Hove

East Sussex · 57 min to London · average sold price £433k.

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Living in Worthing

West Sussex · 80 min to London · average sold price £341k.

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