Horfield sits a few miles north of Bristol city centre and is characterised by broad avenues, stretches of Victorian and Edwardian terraces and the green sweep of Horfield Common. The long, quirky parade of shops along Gloucester Road gives the area a lively, independent feel with cafés, vintage shops and small businesses serving a mixed population of families, students and commuters.
Historically it urbanised in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and still shows that industrial-to-residential evolution, with links to nearby aerospace employment around Filton. Sport and community life are visible in landmarks such as the Memorial Stadium, while local groups and residents’ associations keep a strong neighbourhood identity and regular events that reflect Horfield’s blend of suburban calm and inner-city vitality.
Postcode districts covering Horfield
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 2.6 miles
- Newport 17.4 miles
- Bath 12.5 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 18.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 4 miles
- Stroud 23.1 miles
- Cwmbran Central 21.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 21.8 miles
- Trowbridge 20.3 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 9 miles
- Chippenham 20.2 miles
- Pontypool 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Southmead Ward 0.8 miles
- Bishopston and Ashley Down Ward 1 mile
- Lockleaze Ward 1.1 miles
- Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze Ward 1.2 miles
- Filton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Redland Ward 1.5 miles
- Stoke Park & Cheswick Ward 1.5 miles
- Henbury and Brentry Ward 1.6 miles
- Ashley Ward 1.9 miles
- Stoke Gifford Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Cotham Ward 2.1 miles
- Charlton & Cribbs Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Horfield
BS7 0JU, BS7 0HB, BS9 4QR, BS7 0HG, BS10 5BJ, BS7 0XF, BS10 5BW, BS10 5FQ, BS7 0FJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 9.6 miles
- Cardiff Airport 33.2 miles
- Filton Abbey Wood Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Montpelier Railway Station 1.8 miles
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Schools in Horfield
- Horfield C of E Primary School Primary
- Orchard School Bristol Secondary
- Upper Horfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 0.6 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 2.4 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 2.5 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 2.5 miles
- University of Bristol University 2.6 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 3.3 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 3.5 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 4 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 9.4 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 11.2 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.5 miles