London commuter townsTunbridge Wells
Kent · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Tunbridge Wells: London commute, house prices & costs
Tunbridge Wells is a commuter town in Kent, around 49 minutes from London by direct train from Tunbridge Wells (longer than average for the towns we track), with mid-range prices at £440,000. It ranks #86 of 118 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
53
Rightroute score
Lower half · #86 of 118
Tunbridge Wells at a glance
Commute and cost
49 min
Train to London
From Tunbridge Wells, 11% slower than the 118-town median.
£5,962
Annual season ticket
About £497 a month, 18% dearer than the 118-town median.
£440k
Average house price
£440,000, 8% above the 118-town median.
£1,405
Average rent
A two-bed in Tunbridge Wells, per month, 8% above the 118-town median.
Living there
Moderate
Safety
Crime index 53 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
845Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 6% below the 118-town median.
7.7
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
56
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 51% more than the 118-town median.
150
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 37% less than the 118-town median.
222
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 41% more than the 118-town median.
The commute from Tunbridge Wells
Direct trains from Tunbridge Wells take around 49 minutes into London Bridge, running on Southeastern. That makes it #71 out of 118 towns for speed into London.
An annual season ticket costs about £5,962, roughly £497 a month or £29,810 over five years. That's 18% more expensive than the 118-town median of £5,041.
How Tunbridge Wells compares to the other 117 towns
| Metric | Tunbridge Wells | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to London | 49 min | 44 min | #71 |
| Annual season ticket | £5,962 | £5,041 | #86 |
| Average house price | £440,000 | £409,000 | #75 |
| Price to local earnings | 11.8x | 10.1x | #83 |
| Average rent (2 bed) | £1,405/mo | £1,298/mo | #92 |
| Rent to local earnings | 45% | 39% | #102 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 53 | 52.5 | #61 |
| Broadband speed | 845 Mb | 903 Mb | #84 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.7 | 7.6 of 116 | #26 |
Overall, Tunbridge Wells ranks #86 of 118 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Tunbridge Wells commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Tunbridge Wells to London?
Direct trains from Tunbridge Wells take around 49 minutes to London Bridge. Tunbridge Wells is served by Southeastern.
How much is a season ticket from Tunbridge Wells to London?
An annual season ticket from Tunbridge Wells costs about £5,962, which works out at roughly £497 a month.
What is the average house price in Tunbridge Wells?
The average sold price in Tunbridge Wells is £440,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 8% above the median across the 118 London commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Tunbridge Wells a safe place to live?
Tunbridge Wells scores 53 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a moderate level of safety relative to other London commuter towns.
Is Tunbridge Wells a good commuter town for London?
Tunbridge Wells ranks #86 of 118 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 compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Rent is the average for a two-bed in the local authority, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026, refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail) and season tickets the annual fare to the same place. Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.