London commuter townsLetchworth Garden City vs Royston

Letchworth Garden City vs Royston: which commuter town suits you?

Letchworth Garden City is 7 minutes closer to London, and the two are level on price.
Royston

#47 of 118

Train to London

38 min
45 min

Annual season ticket

£4,899
£4,824

Average house price

£400k
£400k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.4x
9.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

48
31

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

923 Mb
923 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

49
39

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

174 ha
34 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

213
59

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 Letchworth Garden City

Hertfordshire · 38 min to London · average sold price £400k.

Read the Letchworth Garden City report

Living in Royston

Hertfordshire · 45 min to London · average sold price £400k.

Read the Royston report