London commuter townsBracknell vs Wokingham

Bracknell vs Wokingham: which commuter town suits you?

Wokingham is 3 minutes closer to London, but Bracknell is £90k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bracknell

#48 of 118

Wokingham

#49 of 118

Train to London

47 min
44 min

Annual season ticket

£5,313
£5,727

Average house price

£390k
£480k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.7x
10.3x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,345/mo
£1,345/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

36%
35%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

59
38

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1007 Mb
968 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

20
29

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

397 ha
519 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

111
147

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 Bracknell

Berkshire · 47 min to London · average sold price £390k.

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Living in Wokingham

Berkshire · 44 min to London · average sold price £480k.

Read the Wokingham report

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