Manchester commuter townsBuxton vs New Mills

Buxton vs New Mills: which commuter town suits you?

New Mills is 27 minutes closer to Manchester. We do not hold an average sold price for New Mills.
Buxton

#29 of 29

New Mills

#25 of 29

Train to Manchester

58 min
31 min

Average house price

£258k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.3x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

46
15

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

608 Mb
856 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.7
7.9

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

22
15

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

91 ha
54 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

100
78

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 Buxton

Derbyshire · 58 min to Manchester · average sold price £258k.

Read the Buxton report

Living in New Mills

Derbyshire · 31 min to Manchester · average sold price .

Read the New Mills report