London commuter townsAlton vs Farnham

Alton vs Farnham: which commuter town suits you?

Farnham is 3 minutes closer to London, but Alton is £85k cheaper on the average sold price.
Alton

#102 of 118

Farnham

#85 of 118

Train to London

58 min
55 min

Annual season ticket

£6,265
£5,962

Average house price

£430k
£515k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.8x
12.5x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,180/mo
£1,354/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

39%
39%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

33
33

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

757 Mb
694 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.9

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

25
69

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

57 ha
301 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

48
186

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 Alton

Hampshire · 58 min to London · average sold price £430k.

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Living in Farnham

Surrey · 55 min to London · average sold price £515k.

Read the Farnham report

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