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 miles
- Newport 23.8 miles
- Gloucester 22.4 miles
- Bath 11.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 6.9 miles
- Stroud 15.6 miles
- Trowbridge 18 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 1.3 miles
- Chippenham 14 miles
- Yate 0.6 miles
- Frome 24.3 miles
- Portishead 16.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Yate North Ward 0.4 miles
- Yate Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Yate Central Ward 0.7 miles
- Engine Common Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Rangeworthy Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Iron Acton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Dodington Parish 2.2 miles
- Sodbury Parish 2.4 miles
- Westerleigh Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ward 2.6 miles
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Yate
BS37 4PW, BS37 7GD, BS37 4FB, BS37 5BL, BS37 4EU, BS37 5XX, BS37 7AF, BS37 4LG, BS37 7FT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.4 miles
- Cardiff Airport 41.4 miles
- Yate Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Bristol Parkway Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Yate Ad
- The Beaufort Hunt 4 1.1 miles
- Cross Hands Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 5.8 miles
- The Fox and Maple 3.3 miles
- Best Western Compass Inn 3 4.2 miles
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 4.6 miles
- The Players Golf Club 2.9 miles
- The Portcullis Hotel 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Bristol Filton 4 6.1 miles
- Thornbury Castle - A Relais & Chateaux Hotel 5 6.8 miles
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 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 5.8 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 6.5 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 6.7 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 8.8 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 9.7 miles
- University of Bristol University 10.3 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 10.8 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 11.2 miles
- Hartham Country house 11.4 miles