Bristol commuter townsPortishead
Somerset · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Portishead: Bristol commute, house prices & costs
Portishead is a commuter town in Somerset, around 43 minutes from Bristol by direct train from MetroBus M2 (longer than average for the towns we track), with mid-range prices at £378,000. It ranks #16 of 16 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
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Rightroute score
Bottom quarter · #16 of 16
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Portishead at a glance
Commute and cost
43 min
Train to Bristol
From MetroBus M2, 72% slower than the 16-town median.
Annual season ticket
No figure for this town yet.
£378k
Average house price
£378,000, 7% above the 16-town median.
Living there
Moderate
Safety
Crime index 40 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
921Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, matches the 16-town median.
7.6
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
19
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 59% fewer than the 16-town median.
62
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 57% less than the 16-town median.
59
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 43% fewer than the 16-town median.
The commute from Portishead
Direct trains from MetroBus M2 take around 43 minutes. That makes it #14 out of 16 towns for speed into Bristol.
We do not hold a season ticket price for Portishead yet. The median across the 16 towns we track is £1,505 a year.
How Portishead compares to the other 15 towns
| Metric | Portishead | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Bristol | 43 min | 25 min | #14 |
| Annual season ticket | Not available | £1,505 of 1 | – |
| Average house price | £378,000 | £354,750 | #12 |
| Price to local earnings | 10.9x | 9.3x | #12 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 40 | 45.5 | #7 |
| Broadband speed | 921 Mb | 921 Mb | #8 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.6 | 7.5 | #6 |
Overall, Portishead ranks #16 of 16 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Portishead commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Portishead to Bristol?
Direct trains from MetroBus M2 take around 43 minutes to central Bristol.
What is the average house price in Portishead?
The average sold price in Portishead is £378,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 7% above the median across the 16 Bristol commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Portishead a safe place to live?
Portishead scores 40 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a moderate level of safety relative to other Bristol commuter towns.
Is Portishead a good commuter town for Bristol?
Portishead ranks #16 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.