Bristol commuter townsThornbury vs Yate
Thornbury vs Yate: which commuter town suits you?
Yate is 26 minutes closer to Bristol and £50k cheaper on the average sold price.
Train to Bristol
45 min
19 min
Average house price
£355k
£305k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
8.4x
7.2x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
32
46
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
931 Mb
931 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.7
7.7
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
29
47
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
64 ha
164 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
42
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.
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Living in Thornbury
Gloucestershire · 45 min to Bristol · average sold price £355k.
Read the Thornbury report