Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
Historic town

Bradford on AvonWhat is Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire like to live in?

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The short answer: what Bradford on Avon is like to live in

Achingly pretty stone town near Bath with a real creative community — but London is a long way and you will need to accept that.

Key stats

Commute to Paddington
105 min peak · 125 min off-peak
Train changes
1 change
Drive to station
5 min

Schools

  • Winsley CoE VC Primary School
    1.4 miles away
    Good
  • St Augustine's Catholic College
    2.4 miles away
    Good
  • Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    2.6 miles away
    Good
  • Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
    2.6 miles away
    Good
  • Studley Green Primary School
    2.7 miles away
    Good

Property market

Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.

Detached
£600k–£700k
10 recent sales
Semi-detached
under £300k
2 recent sales
Terraced
£300k–£400k
3 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
4 recent sales
Recent example sales
  • Flat/Maisonette · BA15 1FD£360,000
  • Detached · BA15 2DL£569,000
  • Terraced · BA15 1JX£235,000

Well-known pubs nearby

  • Three Horseshoes0.1 mi
  • The Dandy Lion0.1 mi
  • The Stumble Inn0.1 mi
  • Timbrell's Yard0.1 mi
  • The Bear Inn0.1 mi

Green space nearby

  • Westbury Gardens0 mi
  • Barton Farm Country Park0.5 mi
  • Bradford on Avon RFC1.2 mi

National Landscape

Within the Cotswolds National Landscape.

Lifestyle at a glance

23
Restaurants
5/10
Arts & culture
1
Health clubs
1
Nurseries
4
Water sports
5
Sports & recreation

Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above. Water sports and sports & recreation counts come from Sport England's Active Places Power data (CC BY 4.0).

Healthcare nearby

GP practices within 5 miles
4
Nearest: TURNING POINT TROWBRIDGE (2.7 miles)
Pharmacies within 5 miles
10
Dental practices within 5 miles
11
Hospitals within 10 miles
1

Source: NHS Digital Organisation Data Service (ODS). Hospital counts are individual hospital sites, not NHS Trusts — one Trust often runs several sites.

Neighbourhoods

  • Town centre and Bridge
  • Winsley and Turleigh

Practicalities

Crime
Very low
Index 17 · well below average
Average broadband
133 Mbps

Is Bradford on Avon a good place to live?

Bradford on Avon is a historic town in Wiltshire. Peak trains to Paddington take about 105 minutes. Recorded crime is very low. Whether it is a good place to live depends on what you need it to do — the figures above are the ones worth checking first.

Bradford on Avon appears on our lists of best places to retire in the uk.

What is it like living in Bradford on Avon?

Achingly pretty stone town near Bath with a real creative community — but London is a long way and you will need to accept that.

This gives you a genuine sense of what Bradford on Avon offers — but Locaura's whole purpose is matching you with the place that actually fits your life, not just presenting one option in isolation. Tell us what matters to you, and we'll show you exactly how Bradford on Avon compares to everywhere else we cover.

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