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

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.

Read the Wellingborough report

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