Ely lies to the west of Cardiff, taking its name from the nearby River Ely. Once a small village and parish, it was transformed in the early-to-mid 20th century into a substantial residential suburb, much of it council-built, and sits a few miles from the city centre with green corridors following the river valley.
Today Ely is known for a strong local community, with neighbourhood shopping parades, community centres, churches, parks and active sports and youth clubs. Many people commute into the city for work while local regeneration and voluntary projects have aimed to improve housing, services and leisure facilities, giving the area a resilient, working-class character and a visible sense of civic pride.
Postcode districts covering Ely
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 3.7 miles
- Newport 14.6 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 16.1 miles
- Tonypandy 12.9 miles
- Barry 4.7 miles
- Bridgend 13.6 miles
- Cwmbran Central 15.3 miles
- Cwmbrân 15.3 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 19.5 miles
- Coity Higher 13.4 miles
- Pontypool 17.9 miles
- Ebbw Vale 21 miles
Neighbouring places
- Caerau Parish 0.4 miles
- St. Fagans Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Fairwater Parish 1.4 miles
- St. Georges-super-Ely Parish 1.5 miles
- Canton Parish 1.8 miles
- Llandaff Parish 1.9 miles
- Wenvoe Built-up area 2 miles
- Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith Parish 2.3 miles
- Llandaff North Parish 2.5 miles
- Pontcanna Parish 2.5 miles
- Riverside Parish 2.7 miles
- St. Nicholas Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Ely
CF5 4JB, CF5 4JE, CF5 4LS, CF5 4GA, CF5 4NQ, CF5 4FF, CF5 4TD, CF5 4HJ, CF5 5BT … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 6.7 miles
- Bristol Airport 24 miles
- Waun-Gron Park Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Fairwater Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Ely Ad
- Copthorne Hotel Cardiff-Caerdydd 4 1.1 miles
- The Lincoln House Private Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 3.4 miles
- The Parkgate Hotel 3.2 miles
- Voco St David's Cardiff 5 4 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4 3.5 miles
- Four Points Flex by Sheraton Cardiff 3 3.4 miles
- The Royal Hotel Cardiff 4 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Cardiff City 3.5 3.1 miles
- Maltsters 4 1.9 miles
Schools in Ely
- Herbert Thompson Primary Primary
- Hywel Dda Primary School Primary
- St Fagans Church in Wales Primary
- St. Francis R. C. Primary Sch. Primary
- Windsor Clive Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 1.1 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 2.2 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 2.4 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 3.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 3.4 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 3.4 miles
- Cardiff University University 3.5 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 3.7 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 5.1 miles
- Barry Harbour Harbour 6 miles