London commuter townsBerkhamsted vs Tring

Berkhamsted vs Tring: which commuter town suits you?

Tring is 2 minutes closer to London and £194k cheaper on the average sold price.
Berkhamsted

#88 of 118

Tring

#53 of 118

Train to London

37 min
35 min

Annual season ticket

£4,250
£4,200

Average house price

£709k
£515k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

18.8x
13.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,378/mo
£1,378/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

44%
44%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

31
24

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

874 Mb
874 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

35
35

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

92 ha
160 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

87
57

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 Berkhamsted

Hertfordshire · 37 min to London · average sold price £709k.

Read the Berkhamsted report

Living in Tring

Hertfordshire · 35 min to London · average sold price £515k.

Read the Tring report

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