Bristol commuter townsKeynsham vs Yate

Keynsham vs Yate: which commuter town suits you?

Keynsham is 9 minutes closer to Bristol, but Yate is £110k cheaper on the average sold price.
Keynsham

#4 of 16

Yate

#2 of 16

Train to Bristol

10 min
19 min

Average house price

£415k
£305k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.9x
7.2x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,523/mo
£1,274/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

48%
36%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

45
46

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

832 Mb
931 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.7

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

44
47

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

309 ha
164 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

155
80

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 Keynsham

Somerset · 10 min to Bristol · average sold price £415k.

Read the Keynsham report

Living in Yate

Gloucestershire · 19 min to Bristol · average sold price £305k.

Read the Yate report

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