Best places to live for commuting to Bristol

Door-to-door commute times by train to Bristol city centre from every neighbourhood in England, with typical house prices, good schools nearby and crime, so you can see where families can live within reach. Times are for the morning rush and include getting to the station and waiting for the train.

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neighbourhoods within 30 min

109

within 45 min

155

within an hour

12 min

quickest: St Pauls

Commuter towns, quickest first

Typical door-to-door time across each town's neighbourhoods, the quickest of them, the typical home price, and the neighbourhood with the best family score.

Town	Typical commute	Quickest	Typical home	Best for families
Bristol	17 min	12 min	£345k	Cotham
Keynsham	26 min	24 min	£395k	Keynsham East
Filton	28 min	28 min	£330k	Filton
Stoke Gifford	28 min	28 min	£335k	Great Stoke & Stoke Park
Kingswood and Fishponds	30 min	17 min	£337k	Downend North
Patchway	32 min	31 min	£308k	Charlton Hayes
Bradley Stoke	32 min	30 min	£338k	Bradley Stoke Central
Bath	33 min	32 min	£454k	Oldfield Park West
Clutton	34 min	34 min	£385k	Pensford, Clutton & Temple Cloud
Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne	36 min	33 min	£405k	Winterbourne
Wrington	36 min	36 min	£428k	Wrington, Felton & Dundry
Saltford	37 min	37 min	£435k	Saltford, Farmborough & Timsbury
Almondsbury	38 min	38 min	£388k	Almondsbury, Pilning & Severn Beach
Batheaston	39 min	39 min	£588k	Bathavon North & South
Chew Magna	40 min	40 min	£600k	Chew, Bishop Sutton & East Harptree
Nailsea	42 min	41 min	£394k	Nailsea East
Yatton	42 min	42 min	£356k	Yatton & Cleeve
Backwell	43 min	43 min	£585k	Backwell & Flax Bourton
Winsley	44 min	44 min	£498k	Winsley, Westwood & Holt
Congresbury	46 min	46 min	£415k	Congresbury & Kewstoke
Alveston	47 min	47 min	£420k	Alveston, Olveston & Oldbury
Locking	47 min	47 min	£325k	Hutton, Locking & Banwell
Weston-super-Mare	48 min	42 min	£265k	North Worle
Yate	48 min	47 min	£294k	Yate Kingsgate
Chippenham (Wiltshire)	48 min	48 min	£284k	Chippenham Pewsham
Bradford-on-Avon	49 min	49 min	£421k	Bradford-on-Avon
Peasedown St John	49 min	49 min	£326k	Peasedown & Bathavon West
Clevedon	50 min	49 min	£350k	Clevedon South & Yeo
Chipping Sodbury	51 min	51 min	£368k	Chipping Sodbury
Long Ashton	51 min	51 min	£538k	Long Ashton & Gordano
Box (Wiltshire)	52 min	52 min	£392k	Box, Colerne & Rudloe
Thornbury	54 min	52 min	£350k	Thornbury North
Marshfield (South Gloucestershire)	54 min	54 min	£455k	Marshfield, Wick & Hawkesbury
Pill and Easton-in-Gordano	54 min	54 min	£400k	Pill & Easton
Paulton	55 min	55 min	£300k	High Littleton & Paulton
Portishead	55 min	54 min	£375k	Portishead South
Charfield	56 min	56 min	£450k	Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton
Winscombe and Sandford	57 min	57 min	£489k	Winscombe, Langford & Blagdon
Radstock	58 min	56 min	£285k	Westfield
Corsham	60 min	60 min	£350k	Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock
Sutton Benger	60 min	60 min	£470k	Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone
Midsomer Norton	61 min	60 min	£325k	Midsomer Norton Redfield
Cam	64 min	64 min	£314k	Cam
Calne	65 min	64 min	£277k	Calne South
Trowbridge	65 min	60 min	£270k	Trowbridge South
Cheltenham	66 min	64 min	£325k	Hatherley
Stratton St Margaret	66 min	66 min	£288k	Lower Stratton
Swindon	66 min	58 min	£268k	Abbey Park
Taunton	66 min	60 min	£260k	Taunton Galmington & Trull
Dursley	68 min	68 min	£282k	Dursley
Melksham	68 min	67 min	£264k	Melksham South
Cheddar	69 min	69 min	£369k	Cheddar & Axbridge
Chilcompton	69 min	69 min	£336k	Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury
Southwick (Wiltshire)	69 min	69 min	£345k	Steeple Ashton, North Bradley & Southwick
Westbury (Wiltshire)	70 min	69 min	£270k	Westbury Town & South
Wroughton	70 min	70 min	£355k	Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon
Bowerhill	71 min	71 min	£340k	Bowerhill, Atworth & Whitley
Prestbury (Cheltenham)	71 min	71 min	£427k	Prestbury & Racecourse
Burnham-on-Sea	72 min	69 min	£279k	Burnham-on-Sea
Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley	72 min	72 min	£392k	Leonard Stanley & Uley

Under 30 minutes from Bristol city centre

53 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Cotham, Bristol	15 min	11 min	£442k	6 min	3 min	Average	8.2 / 10
Cadbury Heath North & Bridgeyate, Kingswood and Fishponds	24 min	17 min	£306k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Hanham, Kingswood and Fishponds	19 min	14 min	£404k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.5 / 10
Hotwells, Bristol	14 min	11 min	£448k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Stoke Gifford West & Little Stoke, Bradley Stoke	30 min	18 min	£338k	7 min	5 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Horfield, Bristol	30 min	12 min	£434k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.3 / 10
Clifton East, Bristol	15 min	12 min	£425k	6 min	4 min	High	7.1 / 10
Clifton Village, Bristol	15 min	12 min	£445k	7 min	5 min	Average	7.0 / 10
Ashton, Bristol	15 min	11 min	£435k	6 min	5 min	Low	6.9 / 10
Southville, Bristol	14 min	8 min	£495k	5 min	4 min	High	6.7 / 10
Whitchurch Park, Bristol	20 min	14 min	£310k	8 min	6 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Longwell Green & Oldland Common, Kingswood and Fishponds	24 min	18 min	£339k	9 min	6 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Cadbury Heath South & North Common, Kingswood and Fishponds	27 min	20 min	£315k	9 min	5 min	Low	6.4 / 10
Keynsham East, Keynsham	28 min	18 min	£490k	10 min	4 min	High	6.3 / 10
Totterdown, Bristol	15 min	6 min	£390k	10 min	3 min	Average	6.0 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Bristol city centre

56 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Downend North, Kingswood and Fishponds	34 min	14 min	£482k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Oldfield Park West, Bath	33 min	26 min	£385k	6 min	4 min	Low	8.0 / 10
Westbury Park, Bristol	34 min	12 min	£625k	8 min	4 min	Low	8.0 / 10
Nailsea East, Nailsea	41 min	26 min	£461k	8 min	4 min	Low	8.0 / 10
Downend South, Kingswood and Fishponds	35 min	15 min	£398k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Lambridge & Fairfield Park, Bath	34 min	33 min	£525k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
North Worle, Weston-super-Mare	42 min	39 min	£280k	8 min	4 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Bradley Stoke Central, Bradley Stoke	32 min	19 min	£389k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.5 / 10
Oldfield Park East, Bath	32 min	28 min	£390k	5 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol	43 min	17 min	£802k	9 min	6 min	Very low	7.4 / 10
Odd Down, Bath	35 min	29 min	£345k	8 min	3 min	Average	7.3 / 10
Emersons Green, Kingswood and Fishponds	38 min	17 min	£373k	8 min	5 min	Low	7.2 / 10
Bishopston, Bristol	31 min	12 min	£500k	6 min	5 min	Average	7.1 / 10
Newbridge, Bath	35 min	24 min	£575k	8 min	4 min	Average	7.1 / 10
Bradley Stoke North East, Bradley Stoke	34 min	19 min	£300k	8 min	6 min	Low	7.0 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Bristol city centre

46 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Portishead South, Portishead	54 min	29 min	£375k	8 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Chippenham Pewsham, Chippenham (Wiltshire)	49 min	42 min	£291k	8 min	5 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Yate Kingsgate, Yate	48 min	27 min	£287k	7 min	3 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer Norton	60 min	33 min	£308k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Clevedon South & Yeo, Clevedon	49 min	31 min	£320k	7 min	7 min	Very low	7.2 / 10
Thornbury North, Thornbury	55 min	31 min	£365k	8 min	4 min	Average	7.2 / 10
Yate South, Yate	47 min	27 min	£278k	8 min	5 min	Low	7.1 / 10
Yate West, Yate	48 min	26 min	£300k	10 min	4 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Chipping Sodbury, Chipping Sodbury	51 min	27 min	£368k	8 min	5 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Chippenham West, Chippenham (Wiltshire)	49 min	38 min	£278k	10 min	5 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Chippenham North, Chippenham (Wiltshire)	48 min	36 min	£325k	11 min	4 min	Low	6.6 / 10
Bradford-on-Avon, Bradford-on-Avon	49 min	45 min	£421k	10 min	5 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Portishead Central, Portishead	56 min	27 min	£346k	8 min	5 min	High	6.1 / 10
Clevedon North & Walton, Clevedon	52 min	33 min	£502k	14 min	6 min	Very low	6.0 / 10
Pill & Easton, Pill and Easton-in-Gordano	54 min	19 min	£400k	12 min	4 min	Average	5.6 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Bristol city centre

142 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Abbey Park, Swindon	69 min	55 min	£270k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Mouldon Hill & Oakhurst, Swindon	70 min	54 min	£297k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Hatherley, Cheltenham	66 min	54 min	£322k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.2 / 10
Leckhampton, Cheltenham	67 min	54 min	£512k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Elmbridge, Gloucester	75 min	49 min	£324k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Haydon Wick, Swindon	66 min	55 min	£293k	6 min	5 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Covingham, Swindon	67 min	57 min	£290k	7 min	5 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Bishop's Cleeve East & South, Bishop's Cleeve	77 min	62 min	£337k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.9 / 10
Wotton-under-Edge & Kingswood, Wotton-under-Edge	74 min	35 min	£365k	8 min	5 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Warminster East, Warminster	85 min	61 min	£252k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Midsomer Norton Redfield, Midsomer Norton	62 min	34 min	£342k	7 min	3 min	Average	7.7 / 10
Churchdown & Innsworth, Innsworth	76 min	50 min	£286k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.7 / 10
Ebley & Randwick, Stroud	79 min	43 min	£290k	7 min	4 min	Low	7.5 / 10
Battledown & Charlton Kings, Cheltenham	70 min	56 min	£427k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Groundwell & Abbey Meads, Swindon	68 min	57 min	£325k	7 min	6 min	Low	7.2 / 10

Most affordable with good schools, within an hour

A Good or Outstanding primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or Outstanding secondary within a 15-minute drive, and average or lower crime, cheapest first.

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Mid Worle, Weston-super-Mare	42 min	38 min	£260k	7 min	5 min	Low	6.0 / 10
Chippenham West, Chippenham (Wiltshire)	49 min	38 min	£278k	10 min	5 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Yate South, Yate	47 min	27 min	£278k	8 min	5 min	Low	7.1 / 10
Westfield, Radstock	60 min	38 min	£280k	11 min	5 min	Average	5.4 / 10
North Worle, Weston-super-Mare	42 min	39 min	£280k	8 min	4 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Yate Kingsgate, Yate	48 min	27 min	£287k	7 min	3 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Chippenham Pewsham, Chippenham (Wiltshire)	49 min	42 min	£291k	8 min	5 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Yate West, Yate	48 min	26 min	£300k	10 min	4 min	Low	6.8 / 10
High Littleton & Paulton, Paulton	55 min	29 min	£300k	9 min	8 min	Low	5.5 / 10
Bradley Stoke North East, Bradley Stoke	34 min	19 min	£300k	8 min	6 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Staple Hill North, Kingswood and Fishponds	37 min	16 min	£303k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Cadbury Heath North & Bridgeyate, Kingswood and Fishponds	24 min	17 min	£306k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer Norton	60 min	33 min	£308k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Whitchurch Park, Bristol	20 min	14 min	£310k	8 min	6 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Weston Milton, Weston-super-Mare	44 min	40 min	£315k	11 min	6 min	Low	5.3 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Bristol city centre?

155 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Bristol city centre door to door by train, 109 within 45 minutes and 53 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Bristol city centre?

The lists above rank neighbourhoods at each commute time on a family score: how far it is to walk to a Good or Outstanding primary school, how far to drive to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation. Within 45 minutes, the top is Downend North.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of Bristol city centre?

Of the neighbourhoods within 60 minutes with a Good or better primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or better secondary within a 15-minute drive and average or lower crime, the cheapest typical home price is in Mid Worle (£260k).

How are the commute times worked out?

Door to door at the morning peak. By train: getting from homes to the neighbourhood's best station (walking, or driving and parking where the station is more than 20 minutes' walk), the typical train leaving between 07:00 and 08:45 including the wait, then the walk from the arrival station. The fastest train on a line is often a few minutes quicker. Car times are a typical drive without rush-hour traffic, so expect longer at peak times.

Family score: each neighbourhood's place in England (0 to 10) on walking time to a Good or Outstanding primary, driving time to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation, averaged. School times are from the middle of the neighbourhood. Prices are typical sales over the latest 12 months.