Bristol commuter townsGloucester
Gloucestershire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Gloucester: Bristol commute, house prices & costs
Gloucester is a commuter town in Gloucestershire, around 37 minutes from Bristol by direct train from Gloucester (longer than average for the towns we track), with below-average prices at £275,000. It ranks #5 of 16 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
71
Rightroute score
Upper half · #5 of 16
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Gloucester at a glance
Commute and cost
37 min
Train to Bristol
From Gloucester, 48% slower than the 16-town median.
Annual season ticket
No figure for this town yet.
£275k
Average house price
£275,000, 22% below the 16-town median.
Living there
Low
Safety
Crime index 67 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
1016Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 10% above the 16-town median.
7.4
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
118
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 154% more than the 16-town median.
377
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 158% more than the 16-town median.
215
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 108% more than the 16-town median.
The commute from Gloucester
Direct trains from Gloucester take around 37 minutes into Bristol Temple Meads, running on Great Western Railway and CrossCountry. That makes it #12 out of 16 towns for speed into Bristol.
We do not hold a season ticket price for Gloucester yet. The median across the 16 towns we track is £1,505 a year.
How Gloucester compares to the other 15 towns
| Metric | Gloucester | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Bristol | 37 min | 25 min | #12 |
| Annual season ticket | Not available | £1,505 of 1 | – |
| Average house price | £275,000 | £354,750 | #4 |
| Price to local earnings | 7.9x | 9.3x | #5 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 67 | 45.5 | #13 |
| Broadband speed | 1016 Mb | 921 Mb | #1 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.4 | 7.5 | #15 |
Overall, Gloucester ranks #5 of 16 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Gloucester commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Gloucester to Bristol?
Direct trains from Gloucester take around 37 minutes to Bristol Temple Meads. Gloucester is served by Great Western Railway and CrossCountry.
What is the average house price in Gloucester?
The average sold price in Gloucester is £275,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 22% below the median across the 16 Bristol commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Gloucester a safe place to live?
Gloucester scores 67 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a lower level of safety relative to other Bristol commuter towns.
Is Gloucester a good commuter town for Bristol?
Gloucester ranks #5 of 16 Bristol commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.