Map My Commute
Find your ideal place to live based on commute time.
As workers increasingly split their time between home and the office, longer (but less frequent) commutes are beginning to look more attractive.
Our tool allows you to measure up the length of a commute against the property price for different regions of the UK. Could flexible working arrangements help you secure your dream property?
This data was correct as of 26 September 2022.
Map My Commute
Find your ideal location
With the rise of remote and hybrid working, the daily commute is becoming a thing of the past. Many workers are taking the opportunity to move further afield.
This tool lets you identify places to live based on a target commute time. You can also find out how much more property you can get for your money in exchange for a few minutes of extra travel.
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Areas shown on the map are the areas you can reach within the specified travel time. All data correct as of 26 September 2022.
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1 hour
Property budget:
£150k – 200k
Property type:
Semi-detached
Number of bedrooms:
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The majority of workers commute less than 45 minutes. But if you’re willing to travel a little further, the pool of potential locations expands considerably. Your property-buying options open up, too.
Commute times in the UK
- Under 15 minutes 13.4%
- 16 – 30 minutes 31.7%
- 31- 45 minutes 23.4%
- 46 – 60 minutes 18.2%
- Over 60 minutes 13.3%
Source: A NerdWallet survey of 1,000 national representatives who were in either full or part-time employment between 7–13 September 2021
Better value
Take Redhill, a popular commuter town for London workers. The journey into work takes half an hour, and the average cost of a home is £435k. Compare that to Peterborough in Cambridgeshire where the commute is longer at 54 minutes, but property prices average just £258k.
House prices are for the last 12 months from Zoopla and have been rounded up to the nearest £1,000. These are correct as of 2 September 2022.
Changing working patterns
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way millions of us work. With fewer people commuting into a single place of work five days per week, moving further away from a single place of work and commuting in less regularly makes sense for more and more workers. Could you be one of them?
Commute times in the UK
- Under 15 minutes 13.4%
- 16 – 30 minutes 31.7%
- 31- 45 minutes 23.4%
- 46 – 60 minutes 18.2%
- Over 60 minutes 13.3%
Source: A NerdWallet survey of 1,000 national representatives who were in either full or part-time employment between 7–13 September 2021
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