London commuter townsLeatherhead vs Walton-on-Thames

Leatherhead vs Walton-on-Thames: which commuter town suits you?

Walton-on-Thames is 10 minutes closer to London and £92k cheaper on the average sold price.
Leatherhead

#33 of 118

Walton-on-Thames

#13 of 118

Train to London

35 min
25 min

Annual season ticket

£3,629
£2,520

Average house price

£627k
£535k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

12.6x
13.0x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,455/mo
£1,589/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

35%
46%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

40
47

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

829 Mb
923 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.1
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

35
38

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

399 ha
381 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

98
314

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 Leatherhead

Surrey · 35 min to London · average sold price £627k.

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Living in Walton-on-Thames

Surrey · 25 min to London · average sold price £535k.

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