London commuter townsDartford vs Grays

Dartford vs Grays: which commuter town suits you?

Dartford is 8 minutes closer to London, but Grays is £10k cheaper on the average sold price.
Dartford

#2 of 118

Grays

#9 of 118

Train to London

22 min
30 min

Annual season ticket

£2,470
£3,008

Average house price

£360k
£350k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.7x
8.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,419/mo
£1,214/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

46%
36%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

66
58

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

909 Mb
998 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

28
29

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

398 ha
236 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

287
268

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 Dartford

Kent · 22 min to London · average sold price £360k.

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Living in Grays

Essex · 30 min to London · average sold price £350k.

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