Bristol commuter townsCheltenham vs Gloucester

Cheltenham vs Gloucester: which commuter town suits you?

Gloucester is 1 minute closer to Bristol and £70k cheaper on the average sold price.
Cheltenham

#11 of 16

Gloucester

#5 of 16

Train to Bristol

38 min
37 min

Average house price

£345k
£275k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.4x
7.9x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

58
67

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1002 Mb
1016 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

82
118

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

187 ha
377 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

406
215

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 Cheltenham

Gloucestershire · 38 min to Bristol · average sold price £345k.

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Living in Gloucester

Gloucestershire · 37 min to Bristol · average sold price £275k.

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