Bristol commuter townsBath vs Trowbridge

Bath vs Trowbridge: which commuter town suits you?

Bath is 15 minutes closer to Bristol, but Trowbridge is £143k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bath

#1 of 16

Trowbridge

#9 of 16

Train to Bristol

16 min
31 min

Annual season ticket

£1,505
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Average house price

£418k
£275k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.0x
7.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,523/mo
£973/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

48%
32%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

72
56

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
80

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

201 ha
159 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

420
105

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 Trowbridge

Wiltshire · 31 min to Bristol · average sold price £275k.

Read the Trowbridge report

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