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Who this area suits
Is this your part of town?
Commuters to Liberty, the airport, and the Wards Road corridor; buyers who want newer construction in an HOA neighborhood; and people who want shopping close by.
Where it is: Wards Road (US 29 Business), Timberlake Road (US 460 Business), Graves Mill and Old Forest roads, and the US 29 Expressway past the airport.
Planned neighborhoods inside the city
Wyndhurst is a mixed-use neighborhood built around a town-square layout. Cornerstone is a 127-acre neighborhood that opened in 2008, with townhomes, houses, walking trails and a pool. Both are inside the city, so city taxes and city services apply.
Rosedale is still filling in
On Graves Mill Road, Rosedale is a planned community of roughly 62 acres, listed at close to 800 residential units plus commercial outparcels. The apartments are leasing. Ask what is built, what is approved, and what the next phase puts across the street.
Timberlake is Campbell County
Timberlake is a Campbell County community of about 13,000 people at the 2020 census, with Lynchburg mailing addresses. The county's real estate rate is $0.45 against the city's $0.84. Schools, services and water come from the county and its service authority.
Liberty shapes the traffic and the rentals
Liberty University's campus is on this side of town, with 16,151 residential students in fall 2025. Big campus weekends change the traffic, and the rental market near campus runs on the academic calendar.
Older south-side streets too
Not all of it is new. Fort Hill, near Fort Avenue, is an older city neighborhood named for Fort Early, a Civil War earthwork that is now a city landmark.
One thing to watch here
Newer neighborhoods come with HOA covenants and dues. Read them before you plan a fence, a shed or a rental. And confirm the jurisdiction on the parcel, because the city line wanders through this part of town.
The practical facts
- Jurisdiction
- City of Lynchburg & Campbell County
- Places
- Wyndhurst, Cornerstone, Fort Hill, Timberlake
- Liberty University
- about 10 min
- LYH airport
- about 10–15 min
- Downtown Lynchburg
- about 15–20 min
- Roanoke
- about 1¼ hrs
Schools
Lynchburg City Schools for city addresses. Campbell County Public Schools for Timberlake and the county side. Assignment goes by address.
Communities in and around Wards Road & Timberlake
A starting point, not a complete list — ask us about the smaller pockets.
| Neighborhood | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| WyndhurstMixed-Use · Townhomes | Lynchburg · City of Lynchburg | A newer mixed-use neighborhood in the city's southwest, laid out around a town square, with homes and townhomes close to shops. |
| CornerstoneMixed-Use · HOA | Lynchburg · City of Lynchburg | A 127-acre mixed-use neighborhood that opened in 2008, with houses and townhomes, walking trails and a saltwater pool under an HOA. |
| RosedalePlanned · New Construction | Lynchburg · City of Lynchburg | A planned community of roughly 62 acres on Graves Mill Road, listed at close to 800 residential units plus commercial outparcels. The apartments are leasing; later phases are still coming. |
| TimberlakeSuburban | Timberlake · Campbell Co. | A Campbell County community of about 13,000 people (2020 census) along Timberlake Road (US 460 Business), with Lynchburg mailing addresses and Campbell County taxes and schools. |
| Fort HillEstablished | Lynchburg · City of Lynchburg | An older south-side city neighborhood near Fort Avenue, named for Fort Early, a Civil War earthwork that is now a city landmark. In the city's Rental Inspection Program area. |
What are you looking for here?
The agent who is right for a restored Victorian here is not the agent who is right for new construction. Pick what fits.
Historic Homes
Lynchburg has a string of local historic districts and a long National Register list. Buying here means knowing which kind of district you're in, and what that changes.
What to knowNew Construction
Most new houses around Lynchburg go up in the county ring (Forest, Timberlake, Rustburg), plus a few planned neighborhoods inside the city.
What to knowCondos & Lofts
Lock the door and go: converted warehouse lofts downtown, townhomes in planned neighborhoods, and golf-course homes out in Forest.
What to knowNear Campus & Rentals
Five colleges and a lot of renters. Buying to rent near campus can work well, if you learn the city's three-unrelated rule and its rental inspection areas first.
What to knowOther parts of the Lynchburg area
Downtown & the Historic Hills
Lofts above the James and the old hills around them: Garland, Diamond, Federal, Daniel's, College and Court House. Porches, long front steps, and real design review.
Explore this areaRivermont, Peakland & Boonsboro
The established west end: Rivermont Avenue's old houses, the Peakland neighborhood, and Boonsboro Road running out toward the county line, with two colleges in the middle of it.
Explore this areaForest & the Bedford County Side
The west-side suburbs past the city line: subdivisions off Forest Road, the Ivy Hill golf community, Jefferson's Poplar Forest, and Bedford County's lower tax rate.
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