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Best places to live in Greater London

76 municipalities with 14,145,321 residents within about 60 km of London, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is London, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1East Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire, 147,080 residents    69
  2. 2Bromley
    Bromley, 329,391 residents    68
  3. 3St Albans
    Hertfordshire, 147,095 residents    67
  4. 4Waverley
    West Surrey, 125,010 residents    67
  5. 5Horsham
    West Sussex (North East), 140,142 residents    67
  6. 6Richmond upon Thames
    Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames, 195,680 residents    66
  7. 7Chelmsford
    Heart of Essex, 176,194 residents    65
  8. 8Elmbridge
    West Surrey, 136,379 residents    65
  9. 9Tunbridge Wells
    West Kent, 118,061 residents    65
  10. 10Sutton
    Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton, 203,243 residents    65

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For retired couples

  1. 1Brentwood
    Heart of Essex, 76,575 residents    78
  2. 2Bromley
    Bromley, 329,391 residents    77
  3. 3Kensington and Chelsea
    Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, 155,741 residents    76
  4. 4Horsham
    West Sussex (North East), 140,142 residents    75
  5. 5Chelmsford
    Heart of Essex, 176,194 residents    75
  6. 6East Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire, 147,080 residents    75
  7. 7St Albans
    Hertfordshire, 147,095 residents    74
  8. 8Epsom and Ewell
    East Surrey, 79,451 residents    73
  9. 9Sevenoaks
    West Kent, 119,429 residents    73
  10. 10Tunbridge Wells
    West Kent, 118,061 residents    73

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For remote workers

  1. 1Chelmsford
    Heart of Essex, 176,194 residents    64
  2. 2Medway
    Medway, 277,616 residents    63
  3. 3Brentwood
    Heart of Essex, 76,575 residents    62
  4. 4Bromley
    Bromley, 329,391 residents    61
  5. 5Tunbridge Wells
    West Kent, 118,061 residents    61
  6. 6East Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire, 147,080 residents    61
  7. 7Thurrock
    Thurrock, 170,394 residents    60
  8. 8Rushmoor
    North Hampshire, 95,817 residents    60
  9. 9St Albans
    Hertfordshire, 147,095 residents    59
  10. 10Stevenage
    Hertfordshire, 87,739 residents    58

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For commuters

  1. 1Windsor and Maidenhead
    Berkshire, 150,140 residents    85
  2. 2St Albans
    Hertfordshire, 147,095 residents    84
  3. 3Chelmsford
    Heart of Essex, 176,194 residents    83
  4. 4East Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire, 147,080 residents    82
  5. 5Guildford
    West Surrey, 147,777 residents    82
  6. 6Dacorum
    Hertfordshire, 153,316 residents    81
  7. 7Richmond upon Thames
    Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames, 195,680 residents    80
  8. 8Bromley
    Bromley, 329,391 residents    80
  9. 9Elmbridge
    West Surrey, 136,379 residents    80
  10. 10Reigate and Banstead
    East Surrey, 146,383 residents    79

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For single professionals

  1. 1City of London
    Camden and City of London, 7,654 residents    76
  2. 2Windsor and Maidenhead
    Berkshire, 150,140 residents    74
  3. 3St Albans
    Hertfordshire, 147,095 residents    74
  4. 4Richmond upon Thames
    Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames, 195,680 residents    72
  5. 5Chelmsford
    Heart of Essex, 176,194 residents    70
  6. 6Surrey Heath
    West Surrey, 88,765 residents    70
  7. 7Guildford
    West Surrey, 147,777 residents    70
  8. 8Elmbridge
    West Surrey, 136,379 residents    70
  9. 9Waverley
    West Surrey, 125,010 residents    69
  10. 10Hammersmith and Fulham
    Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, 182,998 residents    68

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Medway
    Medway, 277,616 residents    54
  2. 2Thurrock
    Thurrock, 170,394 residents    49
  3. 3Stevenage
    Hertfordshire, 87,739 residents    48
  4. 4Chelmsford
    Heart of Essex, 176,194 residents    48
  5. 5Dartford
    Kent Thames Gateway, 107,516 residents    46
  6. 6East Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire, 147,080 residents    44
  7. 7Rushmoor
    North Hampshire, 95,817 residents    43
  8. 8North Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire, 133,321 residents    42
  9. 9Harlow
    West Essex, 86,191 residents    40
  10. 10Gravesham
    Kent Thames Gateway, 106,121 residents    39

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Towns in Greater London