Manchester commuter townsWhaley Bridge
Derbyshire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Whaley Bridge: Manchester commute, house prices & costs
Whaley Bridge is a commuter town in Derbyshire, around 40 minutes from Manchester by direct train from Whaley Bridge (longer than average for the towns we track). It ranks #27 of 29 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
61
Rightroute score
Bottom quarter · #27 of 29
Scored on 5 of 7 measures. No figure for house prices or season ticket.
Whaley Bridge at a glance
Commute and cost
40 min
Train to Manchester
From Whaley Bridge, 43% 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 4 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
32
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 60% more than the 29-town median.
48
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 86% less than the 29-town median.
62
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 72% fewer than the 29-town median.
The commute from Whaley Bridge
Direct trains from Whaley Bridge take around 40 minutes into Manchester Piccadilly, running on Northern. That makes it #21 out of 29 towns for speed into Manchester.
How Whaley Bridge compares to the other 28 towns
| Metric | Whaley Bridge | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Manchester | 40 min | 28 min | #21 |
| Average house price | Not available | £226,000 of 25 | – |
| Price to local earnings | Not available | 6.5x | – |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 4 | 45 of 17 | #1 |
| Broadband speed | 856 Mb | 976 Mb | #28 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.9 | 7.5 | #3 |
Overall, Whaley Bridge ranks #27 of 29 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Whaley Bridge commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Whaley Bridge to Manchester?
Direct trains from Whaley Bridge take around 40 minutes to Manchester Piccadilly. Whaley Bridge is served by Northern.
Is Whaley Bridge a safe place to live?
Whaley Bridge scores 4 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a high level of safety relative to other Manchester commuter towns.
Is Whaley Bridge a good commuter town for Manchester?
Whaley Bridge ranks #27 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.