London commuter townsSt Albans vs Watford

St Albans vs Watford: which commuter town suits you?

Watford is 3 minutes closer to London and £160k cheaper on the average sold price.
St Albans

#23 of 118

Watford

#17 of 118

Train to London

20 min
17 min

Annual season ticket

£2,939
£4,072

Average house price

£585k
£425k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

13.9x
11.0x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

61
74

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1005 Mb
1017 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.0
7.1

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

46
27

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

323 ha
450 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

263
373

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 St Albans

Hertfordshire · 20 min to London · average sold price £585k.

Read the St Albans report

Living in Watford

Hertfordshire · 17 min to London · average sold price £425k.

Read the Watford report

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