Living near Reading: 27 areas by commute
Covered areas ranked by AM-peak direct train time to Reading, with the area's median house price. 3 within 30 min · 9 within 45 · 14 within 60. Tap any area for its full, sourced report. Indicative, not a valuation.
| # | Area | Journey | Median price | From station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basingstoke and Deane Hampshire | 16 min | £366,750 | Basingstoke |
| 2 | Hart Hampshire | 19 min | £450,000 | Blackwater |
| 3 | Rushmoor Hampshire | 27 min | £350,000 | Farnborough North |
| 4 | Hillingdon London | 32 min | £500,000 | West Drayton |
| 5 | Winchester Hampshire | 34 min | £460,000 | Winchester |
| 6 | Runnymede Surrey | 37 min | £460,000 | Virginia Water |
| 7 | Guildford Surrey | 38 min | £495,000 | Guildford |
| 8 | Eastleigh Hampshire | 42 min | £330,000 | Southampton Airport Parkway |
| 9 | Ealing London | 44 min | £520,000 | Ealing Broadway |
| 10 | Spelthorne Surrey | 46 min | £462,750 | Staines |
| 11 | Southampton Hampshire | 50 min | £250,000 | Southampton Central |
| 12 | Hounslow London | 54 min | £470,000 | Feltham |
| 13 | Westminster London | 56 min | £825,000 | Bond Street |
| 14 | Richmond upon Thames London | 60 min | £693,700 | Twickenham |
| 15 | Islington London | 61 min | £645,000 | Farringdon |
| 16 | Mole Valley Surrey | 63 min | £560,000 | Dorking Deepdene |
| 17 | City of London London | 64 min | £738,000 | Liverpool Street |
| 18 | New Forest Hampshire | 68 min | £385,000 | Brockenhurst |
| 19 | Reigate and Banstead Surrey | 70 min | £475,000 | Reigate |
| 20 | Tower Hamlets London | 71 min | £476,900 | Canary Wharf |
| 21 | Wandsworth London | 72 min | £650,000 | Clapham Junction |
| 22 | Newham London | 75 min | £430,000 | Custom House |
| 23 | Lambeth London | 78 min | £537,500 | Vauxhall |
| 24 | Greenwich London | 79 min | £450,000 | Woolwich |
| 25 | Bexley London | 82 min | £420,000 | Abbey Wood |
| 26 | Stockport Greater Manchester | 184 min | £305,000 | Stockport |
| 27 | Manchester Greater Manchester | 192 min | £242,000 | Manchester Piccadilly |
Journey times: National Rail (ATOC/RDG) timetable · May 2026. Fastest DIRECT weekday AM-peak train (no interchanges); prices are area medians (HM Land Registry). Ranked fastest first.
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