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Windmill Hill

Neighbourhood · 13,992 residents

Affordability: 39/100Safety: 66/100Transport: 55/100Schools: 58/100Health: 53/100Food & drink: 67/100Environment: 65/100Infrastructure: 64/100Property market: 67/100
65Good

Good · better than 7 in 10 suburbs

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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  • Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 39, where 60 is typical
  • Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
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Everyday life

The area

Around Windmill Hill

Lower Knowle42Knowle Park51Southville57Temple40Filwood42Brislington52Totterdown53Cathay54
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Is Windmill Hill a good place to live?

Windmill Hill scores 65/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

No topic reaches "very good" (70+); its best is food & drink (67).

It scores lowest on affordability (39).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Windmill Hill in South West, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Windmill Hill›

The summary for Windmill Hill is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Windmill Hill›

Transport

6 places
  1. 1
BedminsterRail station
  • 2Bristol Temple MeadsRail station
  • 3Parson StreetRail station
  • 4Bathurst Basin Ferry LandingFerry terminal
  • 5St Philip's BridgeFerry terminal
  • 6St Philip's BridgeFerry terminal

    • Schools

    6 places
    1. 1St Mary Redcliffe and Temple SchoolSecondary
    2. 2Oasis Academy Temple QuarterSecondary
    3. 3Oasis Academy Daventry RoadSecondary
    4. 4Southville Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
    5. 5Knowle Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
    6. 6Hillcrest Primary SchoolPrimary

    Health

    6 places
    1. 1Bedminster Family PracticeGP practice
    2. 2Bridge View MedicalGP practice
    3. 3Downton Road SurgeryGP practice
    4. 4Asda PharmacyPharmacy
    5. 5Bedminster PharmacyPharmacy
    6. 6Dental SurgeryDentist

    Food & drink

    6 places
    1. 1Sainsburys Castle CourtSainsburys · superstore
    2. 2Lidl St Philips CausewayLidl · supermarket
    3. 3M&S Bristol Avonmead SFMarks and Spencer · supermarket
    4. 4Heron BedminsterHeron · convenience store
    5. 5M&S Bristol Temple Meads Rail SsMarks and Spencer · convenience store
    6. 6Sainsburys Bristol Avon Street LocalSainsburys · convenience store

    Environment

    6 places
    1. 1Victoria ParkPublic park · 21 ha
    2. 2Nover's CommonPublic park · 12 ha
    3. 3Arno's Court ParkPublic park · 7.6 ha
    4. 4Redcatch ParkPublic park · 5.6 ha
    5. 5Perrett ParkPublic park · 2.6 ha
    6. 6Sparke Evans Pocket ParkPublic park · 2.5 ha
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    Areas near Windmill Hill

    • Lower Knowle
    • Knowle Park
    • Southville
    • Temple
    • Filwood
    • Brislington
    • Totterdown
    • Cathay

    Postcodes in Windmill Hill

    • BS3
    • BS4
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