London commuter townsLeighton Buzzard vs Milton Keynes

Leighton Buzzard vs Milton Keynes: which commuter town suits you?

Milton Keynes is 5 minutes closer to London and £32k cheaper on the average sold price.
Leighton Buzzard

#54 of 118

Milton Keynes

#61 of 118

Train to London

40 min
35 min

Annual season ticket

£4,608
£7,493

Average house price

£360k
£328k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.5x
7.9x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

50
73

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

906 Mb
932 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.3
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

24
40

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

103 ha
1559 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

94
334

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 Leighton Buzzard

Bedfordshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £360k.

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Living in Milton Keynes

Buckinghamshire · 35 min to London · average sold price £328k.

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