Bristol commuter townsGloucester vs Stroud

Gloucester vs Stroud: which commuter town suits you?

Gloucester is 8 minutes closer to Bristol and £83k cheaper on the average sold price.
Gloucester

#5 of 16

Stroud

#15 of 16

Train to Bristol

37 min
45 min

Average house price

£275k
£358k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.9x
9.8x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

67
35

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1016 Mb
788 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

118
75

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

377 ha
163 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

215
113

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 Gloucester

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

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Living in Stroud

Gloucestershire · 45 min to Bristol · average sold price £358k.

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