London commuter townsHuntingdon vs Peterborough

Huntingdon vs Peterborough: which commuter town suits you?

Peterborough is 3 minutes closer to London and £67k cheaper on the average sold price.
Huntingdon

#89 of 118

Peterborough

#79 of 118

Train to London

53 min
50 min

Annual season ticket

£7,535
£8,087

Average house price

£312k
£245k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.4x
6.8x

Average rent (2 bed)

£967/mo
£895/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

31%
30%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

51
78

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

943 Mb
949 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

45
68

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

196 ha
1105 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

86
301

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 Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire · 53 min to London · average sold price £312k.

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Living in Peterborough

Cambridgeshire · 50 min to London · average sold price £245k.

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