London commuter townsBrighton vs Hove

Brighton vs Hove: which commuter town suits you?

Hove is 3 minutes closer to London, but Brighton is £21k cheaper on the average sold price.
Brighton

#94 of 118

Hove

#87 of 118

Train to London

60 min
57 min

Annual season ticket

£6,307
£6,527

Average house price

£412k
£433k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.5x
11.1x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,518/mo
£1,518/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

47%
47%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

94
69

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

957 Mb
957 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

87
90

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

247 ha
248 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

1218
1256

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 Brighton

East Sussex · 60 min to London · average sold price £412k.

Read the Brighton report

Living in Hove

East Sussex · 57 min to London · average sold price £433k.

Read the Hove report

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