Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe is a district of Bristol, England. It is a council estate on the southern edges of the city next to Withywood, on the northern slopes of Dundry Hill. Construction started in 1952 after the compulsory purchase of a number of pre-existing farms. A small shopping area was built (Symes Avenue), and the first church (St Andrew) opened in 1956.

Imperial Tobacco once had offices and a factory in Hartcliffe. These are now empty, and the subject of redevelopment opportunities.

Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership (HWCP) was formed by local residents in 1998 to help support the regeneration and renewal of the area.

In 1992 there was a riot in Hartcliffe after two alleged bike thieves were killed in a chase with a police patrol car. The disturbance lasted for 3 days.

Hartcliffe has a poor reputation with people in bristol due to high levels of poverty and crime.

The name is from the Saxon Here Cliff.

Schools within Hartcliffe include Teyfant Community School and Hartcliffe Engineering College.