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

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,079/mo
£1,274/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

37%
36%

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.

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Living in Thornbury

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

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