Manchester commuter townsNew Mills
Derbyshire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in New Mills: Manchester commute, house prices & costs
New Mills is a commuter town in Derbyshire, around 31 minutes from Manchester by direct train from New Mills Central (longer than average for the towns we track). It ranks #25 of 29 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
62
Rightroute score
Bottom quarter · #25 of 29
Scored on 5 of 7 measures. No figure for house prices or season ticket.
New Mills at a glance
Commute and cost
31 min
Train to Manchester
From New Mills Central, 11% slower than the 29-town median.
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Average house price
No sold prices recorded here in the window.
Living there
High
Safety
Crime index 15 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
856Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 12% below the 29-town median.
7.9
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
15
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 25% fewer than the 29-town median.
54
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 85% less than the 29-town median.
78
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 65% fewer than the 29-town median.
The commute from New Mills
Direct trains from New Mills Central take around 31 minutes into Manchester Piccadilly, running on Northern. That makes it #17 out of 29 towns for speed into Manchester.
How New Mills compares to the other 28 towns
| Metric | New Mills | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Manchester | 31 min | 28 min | #17 |
| Average house price | Not available | £226,000 of 25 | – |
| Price to local earnings | Not available | 6.5x | – |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 15 | 45 of 17 | #3 |
| Broadband speed | 856 Mb | 976 Mb | #27 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.9 | 7.5 | #2 |
Overall, New Mills ranks #25 of 29 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
New Mills commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from New Mills to Manchester?
Direct trains from New Mills Central take around 31 minutes to Manchester Piccadilly. New Mills is served by Northern.
Is New Mills a safe place to live?
New Mills scores 15 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a high level of safety relative to other Manchester commuter towns.
Is New Mills a good commuter town for Manchester?
New Mills ranks #25 of 29 Manchester commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.