London commuter townsHenley-on-Thames vs Marlow

Henley-on-Thames vs Marlow: which commuter town suits you?

Henley-on-Thames is 3 minutes closer to London, but Marlow is £83k cheaper on the average sold price.
Henley-on-Thames

#109 of 118

Marlow

#98 of 118

Train to London

52 min
55 min

Annual season ticket

£6,362
£4,620

Average house price

£730k
£648k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

16.3x
16.0x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,292/mo
£1,310/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

35%
39%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

24
28

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

859 Mb
810 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.8
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

52
47

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

59 ha
74 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

74
125

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.

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Living in Henley-on-Thames

Oxfordshire · 52 min to London · average sold price £730k.

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Living in Marlow

Buckinghamshire · 55 min to London · average sold price £648k.

Read the Marlow report

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