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In fact, Sheffield is the place to be for commuters, with the silver going to Dronfield<\/strong>. Whilst the Dron is\u00a0a bit more expensive \u2013 rent is generally more than \u00a31,000 a month \u2013 it has a slightly higher median salary and a lovely 10 minute commute into the centre of town.<\/p>\n As Pepper Money explained, Sheffield\u2019s suburbs \u2018benefit from fast commute times, reasonable rail fares, and property prices far below the UK average,\u2019 so it\u2019s no wonder they did so well\u00a0in this study. Dronfield came in at 324\/469, only two points above third place.<\/p>\n Beeston<\/strong>, near Nottingham<\/a>, narrowly fell into the bronze spot despite its brilliant six minute commute. It was just beaten in quality of life, where it scored 7.4 compared to Dronfield\u2019s 7.7. But it seems you just can\u2019t beat Sheffield \u2013 so much so that another of its commuter towns, Barnsley, made it into eighth place.<\/p>\n The only place to make the top 10 outside of Nottingham or the north was Penarth<\/strong> outside Cardiff<\/a>, in fourth with a score of 317. Once again, there were only a few points between it and Beeston, but at 12 minutes its commute was nearly double the length which likely lost it some edge.<\/p>\n The top 10 commuter towns in England and Wales for 2025<\/p>\n The full top\u00a010 commuter towns in the country, as named by Pepper Money, was as follows:<\/p>\n
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\n<\/ol>\n If you want to read more about each of these spots, have a look at Pepper Money\u2019s full report<\/a>.<\/p>\n The best commuter towns for\u00a0London<\/p>\n Most major cities have a few notable towns commuters live in, but London<\/a> is surrounded by them. Given how expensive the capital is these days, thousands of people have flocked to the home counties seeking bigger homes and pints under \u00a38. According to Pepper Money\u2019s study, Woking is the best mix between value for money, access to the city, and local amenities<\/a>, with St Albans trailing closely behind.<\/p>\n Most of the\u00a0lowest\u00a0ranked towns, including Luton<\/strong>,\u00a0Maidstone<\/strong>, Guildford<\/strong>, and Reading<\/strong> were also outside of London, so clearly commuting into the capital isn\u2019t always a great idea. Luton, occupying the bottom spot, had a score of only\u00a0114 out of 469. Sorry Luton, your rent is just too high to justify a\u00a040 minute\u00a0daily\u00a0commute.<\/p>\n What is a \u2018false autumn\u2019 and is the UK currently having one<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n The best seaside towns in the UK, judged on beach quality<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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