The residential parts of Hengrove consist mainly of working to middle class terrace houses.

Hengrove holds the long-disused Whitchurch Airport, which has mostly been redeveloped with a hospital and leisure facilities now situated on parts of the former airfield.

In 2021, plans were approved to demolish most of the leisure park buildings in order to redevelop the site for housing.

[1] Hengrove Park is the largest urban regeneration site in Bristol and is built on part of the former airfield of the disused Whitchurch Airport.

Hengrove is also home to rugby union club Imperial RFC which play in the Somerset premier league.