London commuter townsBanbury vs Oxford

Banbury vs Oxford: which commuter town suits you?

Banbury is £131k cheaper on the average sold price, and the two are level on the commute.
Banbury

#110 of 118

Oxford

#90 of 118

Train to London

57 min
57 min

Annual season ticket

£8,653
£7,259

Average house price

£329k
£460k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.5x
10.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,217/mo
£1,667/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

38%
46%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

61
70

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

867 Mb
904 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.8

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

37
312

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

169 ha
547 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

124
605

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 Banbury

Oxfordshire · 57 min to London · average sold price £329k.

Read the Banbury report

Living in Oxford

Oxfordshire · 57 min to London · average sold price £460k.

Read the Oxford report

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