Yate
Parish in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.548, -2.413 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 71 83 |
| Population: | 34,406 |
| Dialling code: | 01454 (Chipping Sodbury) |
Yate is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, situated about seven miles north‑east of Bristol. Once a small agricultural village, it grew rapidly from the mid‑20th century with large residential developments and business parks, becoming a mixed commuter and light‑industrial centre with a prominent retail centre and several industrial estates.
The town still sits alongside pockets of countryside and green belt and lies close to Chipping Sodbury and the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, giving easy access to rural walks. Local life is centred on community groups, sports clubs, markets and occasional events, and transport links such as Yate railway station and nearby motorways make commuting to Bristol and the wider region straightforward.
Postcode districts covering Yate
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Newport 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Gloucester 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Bath 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Stroud 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Trowbridge 18 miles29 km
- Chipping Sodbury 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Chippenham 14 miles22.5 km
- Yate 0.6 miles1 km
- Frome 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Portishead 16.4 miles26.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Yate North Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Yate Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Yate Central Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Engine Common Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Rangeworthy Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Iron Acton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Dodington Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Sodbury Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Westerleigh Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Yate
BS37 7GQ, BS37 4NJ, BS37 7FT, BS37 4BF, BS37 5UR, BS37 4HF, BS37 4NR, BS37 4LX, BS37 7EU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Cardiff Airport 41.4 miles66.6 km
- Yate Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Bristol Parkway Railway Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
Hotels near Yate Ad
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- The Players Golf Club 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Holiday Inn Bristol-Filton 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Mollie's Motel & Diner 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 8.7 miles14 km
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Best Western Compass Inn 3 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Leonardo Hotel Bristol City 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Swan Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
Schools in Yate
- Brimsham Green School Secondary
- Broadway Infant School Primary
- St Mary's C of E Primary School, Yate Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Ridge Junior School Primary
- Yate Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Dyrham Park Historic site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 9 miles14.5 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 9.7 miles15.5 km
- University of Bristol University 10.3 miles16.5 km
- SS Great Britain Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 11.2 miles17.9 km
- Hartham Country house 11.4 miles18.4 km