London commuter townsDidcot vs Swindon

Didcot vs Swindon: which commuter town suits you?

Didcot is 17 minutes closer to London, but Swindon is £95k cheaper on the average sold price.
Didcot

#68 of 118

Swindon

#97 of 118

Train to London

40 min
57 min

Annual season ticket

£6,831
£8,791

Average house price

£375k
£280k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.4x
7.0x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,292/mo
£987/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

35%
29%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

42
74

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

859 Mb
975 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.8
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

38
30

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

78 ha
662 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

59
372

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 Didcot

Oxfordshire · 40 min to London · average sold price £375k.

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Living in Swindon

Wiltshire · 57 min to London · average sold price £280k.

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