London commuter townsNorthampton vs Wellingborough

Northampton vs Wellingborough: which commuter town suits you?

Wellingborough is 7 minutes closer to London and £28k cheaper on the average sold price.
Northampton

#107 of 118

Wellingborough

#66 of 118

Train to London

67 min
60 min

Annual season ticket

£8,611
£5,832

Average house price

£275k
£247k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.2x
6.9x

Average rent (2 bed)

£954/mo
£882/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

30%
30%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

86
64

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

955 Mb
1000 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.2

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

51
32

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

541 ha
271 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

586
145

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 Northampton

Northamptonshire · 67 min to London · average sold price £275k.

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Living in Wellingborough

Northamptonshire · 60 min to London · average sold price £247k.

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