The commuter has always been the heartbeat of Surrey's property market. For generations, the rhythm of daily life here was set by the 07:14 from Virginia Water to London Waterloo — that familiar ritual of platform coffees, folded newspapers, and the quiet understanding that you lived here because London was an hour away, not because you wanted to be in it. But in 2026, that picture looks quite different. The five-days-a-week commute has given way to something more fluid, more