London commuter townsSouthampton vs Winchester

Southampton vs Winchester: which commuter town suits you?

Winchester is 17 minutes closer to London, but Southampton is £202k cheaper on the average sold price.
Southampton

#95 of 118

Winchester

#83 of 118

Train to London

79 min
62 min

Annual season ticket

£6,803
£5,768

Average house price

£300k
£502k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.6x
11.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

88
55

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

892 Mb
700 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.7

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

85
137

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

680 ha
474 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

621
170

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 Southampton

Hampshire · 79 min to London · average sold price £300k.

Read the Southampton report

Living in Winchester

Hampshire · 62 min to London · average sold price £502k.

Read the Winchester report

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