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

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.

Read the Hove report

Living in Worthing

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

Read the Worthing report