Oxfordshire · commuter town data · June 2026
Oxford is a commuter town in Oxfordshire, around 57 minutes from London by direct train from Oxford (longer than average for the towns we track), with above-average prices at £455,000. It ranks #114 of 120 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (June 2026 data).
Train to London
57 min
From Oxford, 28% slower than the 120-town median.
Annual season ticket
£7,259
About £605 a month, 43% dearer than the 120-town median.
Average house price
£455k
£455,000, 28% above the 120-town median.
Safety
Low
Crime index 68 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
Broadband
90 Mbps
Median download speed, 10% above the 120-town median.
Life satisfaction
7.5
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
Direct trains from Oxford take around 57 minutes into London Paddington, running on Chiltern Railways and Great Western Railway. That makes it #94 out of 120 towns for speed into London.
An annual season ticket costs about £7,259, roughly £605 a month or £36,295 over five years. That's 43% more expensive than the 120-town median of £5,065.
| Metric | Oxford | Median (120 towns) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to London | 57 min | 44.5 min | #94 |
| Annual season ticket | £7,259 | £5,065 | #102 |
| Average house price | £455,000 | £355,000 | #94 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 68 | 52.5 | #95 |
| Broadband (median Mbps) | 90 | 82 | #10 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.5 | 7.5 | #58 |
Overall, Oxford ranks #114 of 120 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the area ranking tool.
Direct trains from Oxford take around 57 minutes to London Paddington. Oxford is served by Chiltern Railways and Great Western Railway.
An annual season ticket from Oxford costs about £7,259, which works out at roughly £605 a month.
The average sold price in Oxford is £455,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 28% above the median across 120 London commuter towns.
Oxford scores 68 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a lower level of safety relative to other London commuter towns.
Oxford ranks #114 of 120 London 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 area ranking tool lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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Data (June 2026): house prices are HM Land Registry averages by postcode district; train times are typical off-peak direct rail to London terminals (National Rail); season tickets are the annual price to a London terminal; the crime index comes from ONS / police.uk (0 = very safe, 100 = very high crime); broadband is the Ofcom Connected Nations median download speed; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean score for the local authority. Figures are approximate estimates for comparison.