Kent · commuter town data · June 2026
Rochester is a commuter town in Kent, around 36 minutes from London by direct train from Rochester (well below average for the towns we track), with below-average prices at £245,000. It ranks #28 of 120 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (June 2026 data).
Train to London
36 min
From Rochester, 19% faster than the 120-town median.
Annual season ticket
£5,106
About £426 a month, 1% dearer than the 120-town median.
Average house price
£245k
£245,000, 31% below the 120-town median.
Safety
Low
Crime index 69 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
Broadband
80 Mbps
Median download speed, 2% below the 120-town median.
Life satisfaction
7.2
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
Direct trains from Rochester take around 36 minutes into London Victoria, running on Southeastern. That makes it #45 out of 120 towns for speed into London.
An annual season ticket costs about £5,106, roughly £426 a month or £25,530 over five years. That's 1% more expensive than the 120-town median of £5,065.
| Metric | Rochester | Median (120 towns) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to London | 36 min | 44.5 min | #45 |
| Annual season ticket | £5,106 | £5,065 | #63 |
| Average house price | £245,000 | £355,000 | #11 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 69 | 52.5 | #96 |
| Broadband (median Mbps) | 80 | 82 | #77 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.2 | 7.5 | #99 |
Overall, Rochester ranks #28 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 Rochester take around 36 minutes to London Victoria. Rochester is served by Southeastern.
An annual season ticket from Rochester costs about £5,106, which works out at roughly £426 a month.
The average sold price in Rochester is £245,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 31% below the median across 120 London commuter towns.
Rochester scores 69 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a lower level of safety relative to other London commuter towns.
Rochester ranks #28 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.