Bristol commuter townsBath vs Bradford-on-Avon

Bath vs Bradford-on-Avon: which commuter town suits you?

Bath is 8 minutes closer to Bristol and £12k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bath

#1 of 16

Bradford-on-Avon

#7 of 16

Train to Bristol

16 min
24 min

Annual season ticket

£1,505
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Average house price

£418k
£430k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.0x
11.8x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

72
18

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

832 Mb
798 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

282
106

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

201 ha
165 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

420
102

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Bath

Somerset · 16 min to Bristol · average sold price £418k.

Read the Bath report

Living in Bradford-on-Avon

Wiltshire · 24 min to Bristol · average sold price £430k.

Read the Bradford-on-Avon report

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