Bristol commuter townsTrowbridge
Wiltshire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Trowbridge: Bristol commute, house prices & costs
Trowbridge is a commuter town in Wiltshire, around 31 minutes from Bristol by direct train from Trowbridge (longer than average for the towns we track), with below-average prices at £275,000. It ranks #9 of 16 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
69
Rightroute score
Lower half · #9 of 16
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Trowbridge at a glance
Commute and cost
31 min
Train to Bristol
From Trowbridge, 24% slower than the 16-town median.
Annual season ticket
No figure for this town yet.
£275k
Average house price
£275,000, 22% below the 16-town median.
Living there
Low
Safety
Crime index 56 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
798Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 13% below the 16-town median.
7.4
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
80
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 72% more than the 16-town median.
159
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 9% more than the 16-town median.
105
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 1% more than the 16-town median.
The commute from Trowbridge
Direct trains from Trowbridge take around 31 minutes into Bristol Temple Meads, running on Great Western Railway. That makes it #11 out of 16 towns for speed into Bristol.
We do not hold a season ticket price for Trowbridge yet. The median across the 16 towns we track is £1,505 a year.
How Trowbridge compares to the other 15 towns
| Metric | Trowbridge | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Bristol | 31 min | 25 min | #11 |
| Annual season ticket | Not available | £1,505 of 1 | – |
| Average house price | £275,000 | £354,750 | #3 |
| Price to local earnings | 7.6x | 9.3x | #4 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 56 | 45.5 | #11 |
| Broadband speed | 798 Mb | 921 Mb | #14 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.4 | 7.5 | #14 |
Overall, Trowbridge ranks #9 of 16 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Trowbridge commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Trowbridge to Bristol?
Direct trains from Trowbridge take around 31 minutes to Bristol Temple Meads. Trowbridge is served by Great Western Railway.
What is the average house price in Trowbridge?
The average sold price in Trowbridge is £275,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 22% below the median across the 16 Bristol commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Trowbridge a safe place to live?
Trowbridge scores 56 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a lower level of safety relative to other Bristol commuter towns.
Is Trowbridge a good commuter town for Bristol?
Trowbridge ranks #9 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.