Bristol commuter townsPortishead vs Thornbury

Portishead vs Thornbury: which commuter town suits you?

Portishead is 2 minutes closer to Bristol, but Thornbury is £23k cheaper on the average sold price.
Portishead

#16 of 16

Thornbury

#14 of 16

Train to Bristol

43 min
45 min

Average house price

£378k
£355k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.9x
8.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

40
32

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

921 Mb
931 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.7

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

19
29

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

62 ha
64 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

59
42

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 Portishead

Somerset · 43 min to Bristol · average sold price £378k.

Read the Portishead report

Living in Thornbury

Gloucestershire · 45 min to Bristol · average sold price £355k.

Read the Thornbury report

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