Bristol commuter townsTrowbridge vs Chippenham

Trowbridge vs Chippenham: which commuter town suits you?

Chippenham is 6 minutes closer to Bristol, but Trowbridge is £43k cheaper on the average sold price.
Trowbridge

#9 of 16

Chippenham

#12 of 16

Train to Bristol

31 min
25 min

Average house price

£275k
£318k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.6x
8.7x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

56
47

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

798 Mb
798 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

80
45

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

159 ha
116 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

105
68

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 Trowbridge

Wiltshire · 31 min to Bristol · average sold price £275k.

Read the Trowbridge report

Living in Chippenham

Wiltshire · 25 min to Bristol · average sold price £318k.

Read the Chippenham report

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