Bristol commuter townsNailsea vs Portishead
Nailsea vs Portishead: which commuter town suits you?
Nailsea is 31 minutes closer to Bristol, but Portishead is £2k cheaper on the average sold price.
Nailsea
#6 of 16
Portishead
#16 of 16
Train to Bristol
12 min
43 min
Average house price
£380k
£378k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
10.9x
10.9x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
30
40
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
921 Mb
921 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.6
7.6
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
46
19
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
41 ha
62 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
46
59
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.
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Living in Portishead
Somerset · 43 min to Bristol · average sold price £378k.
Read the Portishead report