London commuter townsBasingstoke vs Newbury

Basingstoke vs Newbury: which commuter town suits you?

Basingstoke is 10 minutes closer to London and £25k cheaper on the average sold price.
Basingstoke

#60 of 118

Newbury

#105 of 118

Train to London

45 min
55 min

Annual season ticket

£5,506
£8,446

Average house price

£350k
£375k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.4x
8.9x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,210/mo
£1,216/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

35%
35%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

63
56

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

864 Mb
896 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.3
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

29
47

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

300 ha
188 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

200
148

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 Basingstoke

Hampshire · 45 min to London · average sold price £350k.

Read the Basingstoke report

Living in Newbury

Berkshire · 55 min to London · average sold price £375k.

Read the Newbury report

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