Eastville sits to the north‑east of central Bristol, a short drive along the M32. Its green heart is Eastville Park, where the River Frome runs through a lake, sports pitches and tree-lined paths that pull locals out for walks, picnics and weekend play.
The ward has a mixed, largely working‑class and culturally diverse character, shaped by a history of light industry and council housing. It was once home to Eastville Stadium, famous as the long‑time ground of Bristol Rovers and for greyhound racing, now redeveloped for housing; today community groups and modest regeneration projects try to balance local needs with the noise and accessibility that come from sitting beside a major urban motorway corridor.
Postcode districts covering Eastville
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 2.7 miles
- Newport 19.6 miles
- Bath 10.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 19.3 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 1.8 miles
- Stroud 23 miles
- Cwmbran Central 24 miles
- Cwmbrân 24.1 miles
- Trowbridge 18 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 8 miles
- Chippenham 18.3 miles
- Yate 7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hillfields Ward 0.8 miles
- Easton Ward 1 mile
- St. George West Ward 1 mile
- Frome Vale Ward 1 mile
- St. George Central Ward 1.2 miles
- Lockleaze Ward 1.2 miles
- St. George Troopers Hill Ward 1.6 miles
- Ashley Ward 1.6 miles
- Lawrence Hill Ward 1.7 miles
- Stoke Park & Cheswick Ward 1.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Frenchay & Downend Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Eastville
BS16 1AZ, BS5 6SQ, BS5 6YG, BS16 2BS, BS5 6YA, BS16 2AJ, BS5 6LN, BS5 7FX, BS5 6QG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 9.8 miles
- Cardiff Airport 34.8 miles
- Stapleton Road Railway Station 1 mile
- Lawrence Hill Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Eastville Ad
- Leonardo Bristol City 4 2.3 miles
- Majestic Hotels Bristol 4 2.7 miles
- The Bristol Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Moxy Bristol 3.5 1.9 miles
- The Bristol Wing 4 2.4 miles
- Hotel du Vin Bristol 4 2.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Bristol Filton 4 2.2 miles
- The Full Moon Backpackers 2.2 miles
- Delta Hotels Bristol City Centre 4 2.1 miles
- Mollie's Bristol 4 4.5 miles
Schools in Eastville
- Bristol Brunel Academy Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- College Road Allotments Gardens 0.9 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 1.2 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 2 miles
- University of Bristol University 2.7 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 3.2 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 3.6 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 4 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 7 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 7.5 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.2 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 10 miles