Research by anyvan.com finds the savings renters can make by moving from a London suburb to a commuter town. It compares costs for a similar three bedroom home.
Due to less stops, journey times from commuter towns to London’s zone one are not much longer than commutes from the suburbs. From Walthamstow for instance, the time is 18 minutes whereas St Albans is only 23. By moving to this attractive Hertfordshire town, there is an overall saving of £157 per month.
Reading soon to benefit from Crossrail is a good alternative to the West London Suburbs like Gunnersbury. By swapping 17 minutes on the tube for 31 on a train, there’s an attractive saving of £545 per month.
From the East, Chelmsford offers a monthly saving of £207 over Woodford for just 16 minutes more on the train.
Of course, the overall time and cost to get to the station is also a factor. Homes within a station’s walking distance, command a premium.
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Location |
Total cost |
Time to zone 1 |
Location |
Total cost |
Time to zone 1 |
Total saving |
Saving per min |
Haddenham | £1,724 | 41 | Kenton | £2,038 | 34 | £315 | £45 |
Reading | £1,709 | 31 | Gunnersbury | £2,254 | 17 | £545 | £39 |
Woking | £2,063 | 28 | Colliers Wood | £2.254 | 25 | £191 | £64 |
St Albans | £2,091 | 23 | Walthamstow | £2,249 | 18 | £157 | £31 |
Kings Langley | £1,698 | 29 | West Finchley | £1,988 | 22 | £290 | £41 |
Berkhamstead | £2,120 | 32 | Clapham South | £2,709 | 16 | £589 | £37 |
Didcot | £1,570 | 45 | Queensbury | £1,938 | 28 | £369 | £22 |
Seven Oaks | £1,998 | 25 | Tooting Bec | £2,154 | 21 | £156 | £39 |
Chelmsford | £1,681 | 41 | Woodford | £1,888 | 25 | £207 | £13 |
Bedford | £1,479 | 42 | Edgware | £1,974 | 31 | £495 | £45 |