London commuter townsOxted vs Sevenoaks

Oxted vs Sevenoaks: which commuter town suits you?

Sevenoaks is 5 minutes closer to London, but Oxted is £26k cheaper on the average sold price.
Oxted

#58 of 118

Sevenoaks

#44 of 118

Train to London

31 min
26 min

Annual season ticket

£4,319
£3,878

Average house price

£565k
£591k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

15.3x
16.5x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,467/mo
£1,579/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

48%
53%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

17
33

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

750 Mb
799 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.7

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

40
46

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

47 ha
473 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

69
96

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 Oxted

Surrey · 31 min to London · average sold price £565k.

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Living in Sevenoaks

Kent · 26 min to London · average sold price £591k.

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