London commuter townsLetchworth Garden City vs Stevenage

Letchworth Garden City vs Stevenage: which commuter town suits you?

Stevenage is 15 minutes closer to London and £50k cheaper on the average sold price.
Letchworth Garden City

#40 of 118

Stevenage

#6 of 118

Train to London

38 min
23 min

Annual season ticket

£4,899
£4,457

Average house price

£400k
£350k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.4x
7.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,284/mo
£1,321/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

36%
34%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

48
65

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

923 Mb
1016 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

49
47

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

174 ha
416 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

213
176

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 Letchworth Garden City

Hertfordshire · 38 min to London · average sold price £400k.

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Living in Stevenage

Hertfordshire · 23 min to London · average sold price £350k.

Read the Stevenage report

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