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

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,097/mo
£1,217/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

35%
35%

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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