Birmingham commuter townsHinckley vs Rugby

Hinckley vs Rugby: which commuter town suits you?

Rugby is 3 minutes closer to Birmingham, but Hinckley is £24k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hinckley

#18 of 24

Rugby

#12 of 24

Train to Birmingham

36 min
33 min

Average house price

£255k
£279k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.6x
6.5x

Average rent (2 bed)

£844/mo
£933/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

26%
26%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

54
60

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

865 Mb
947 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.8
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

17
31

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

225 ha
250 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

145
162

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 Hinckley

Leicestershire · 36 min to Birmingham · average sold price £255k.

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Living in Rugby

Warwickshire · 33 min to Birmingham · average sold price £279k.

Read the Rugby report

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