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

Average house price

£418k
£275k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.0x
7.6x

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