London commuter townsPotters Bar vs Radlett

Potters Bar vs Radlett: which commuter town suits you?

Potters Bar is 4 minutes closer to London and £160k cheaper on the average sold price.
Potters Bar

#7 of 118

Radlett

#28 of 118

Train to London

18 min
22 min

Annual season ticket

£2,594
£2,640

Average house price

£590k
£750k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

13.1x
16.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

46
15

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

983 Mb
983 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

22
16

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

419 ha
252 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

93
136

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 Potters Bar

Hertfordshire · 18 min to London · average sold price £590k.

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Living in Radlett

Hertfordshire · 22 min to London · average sold price £750k.

Read the Radlett report