Just a very quick search

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129195644

"just over an hour" might be overstating it, it's more than an hour and a half from Andover station to Paddington, not counting travel/waiting time either side. To go from that house to my companies' office in Holborn in 2 hours, nearly 3 on the return journey. Which _might_ be doable with remote work if you only go in every month or so, but doesn't let you maintain active friendships in and around London the way moving to Watford or Hatfield might.

I don’t live in Andover it was just an example. There are still lots of jobs within reasonable commuting distance of Andover. I’m fully remote so it’s a non issue