Windmill Hill, Bristol

Ceremonial countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBRISTOLPostcode districtBS3Dialling code0117PoliceAvon and SomersetFireAvonAmbulanceSouth Western UK Parliament 51°26′N 2°35′W / 51.44°N 2.59°W / 51.44; -2.59

Windmill Hill is a hill, an inner suburban neighbourhood, and an electoral ward in Bristol, England. It is located south of the River Avon, southeast of Bedminster, north of Knowle and west of Totterdown. Victoria Park occupies the eastern half of the hill.

Windmill Hill is a predominantly residential location, and became popular in the 1990s and 2000s with students, artists and environmentalists, often sharing rented accommodation.^{[citation needed]} The area has mainly Victorian terraced houses though there are also two residential tower blocks Polden and Holroyd House. In the early years of the 21st century the area started undergoing gentrification which has increased house prices in the area.^{[citation needed]} Windmill Hill remains a creative and community driven neighbourhood.^{[citation needed]} Windmill Hill's Community Centre was opened in the 1970s in the former church hall of St Michael and All Angels church.^[1]

Windmill Hill is separated from the rest of Bedminster by the Bristol to Exeter line railway (including Bedminster railway station) and industrial estates, as well as the Windmill Hill City Farm. The River Malago runs through the western edge of Windmill Hill ward.

Windmill Hill
ward Bristol City Council.
Ward boundaries since 2016.
County	Bristol
Population	13,958[2]
Electorate	10,302[3]
Current ward
Created	1980[4] (1980[4])
Councillor	Lisa Stone (Green)
Councillor	Ed Plowden (Green)
UK Parliament constituency	Bristol South

Windmill Hill electoral ward covers a broader area than the hill itself. Since 2016, the boundaries have encompassed Totterdown, the south-eastern part of Bedminster, and the Ravenhill Road area of Lower Knowle.^[5] It is represented by two members on Bristol City Council, which as of 2024^[update] are Lisa Stone and Ed Plowden of the Green Party of England and Wales.

Councillors representing Clifton ward since 2016

Elected	Councillor	Party		Electorate	Turnout
2024[6]	Lisa Stone		Green	10,302	47.29%
	Ed Plowden		Green
2021[7]	Ed Plowden		Green	10,642	50.97%
	Lisa Stone		Green
2016[8]	Lucy Whittle		Labour	9,844	50.99%
	John Wellington		Labour

• Windmill Hill City Farm
• Map of showing Windmill Hill circa 1900