Gabalfa is a residential district and community in north Cardiff, Wales, occupying a ridge just north of the city centre and centred around the busy Gabalfa interchange. It sits alongside neighbourhoods such as Heath, Cathays and Maindy and is close to the University Hospital of Wales, making it well connected for commuters and students alike.
The area is characterised by late‑Victorian and interwar terraced housing, a mix of longer‑standing families and student lets, and a handful of local shops, pubs and community groups. Historically developed as part of Cardiff’s expansion, Gabalfa combines practical transport links with small green spaces and a strong local identity shaped by its diverse, urban population.
Postcode districts covering Gabalfa
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 0.6 miles
- Newport 11.4 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 15.1 miles
- Tonypandy 13.8 miles
- Barry 6.9 miles
- Bridgend 16 miles
- Cwmbran Central 12.3 miles
- Cwmbrân 12.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 18.9 miles
- Coity Higher 15.7 miles
- Pontypool 15.1 miles
- Ebbw Vale 19.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cardiff Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Cathays Parish 0.7 miles
- Heath Parish 0.9 miles
- Pontcanna Parish 0.9 miles
- Llandaff North Parish 1 mile
- Plasnewydd Ward 1.3 miles
- Roath Parish 1.3 miles
- Castle Parish 1.3 miles
- Llandaff Parish 1.4 miles
- Riverside Parish 1.5 miles
- Cyncoed Parish 1.6 miles
- Penylan Parish 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Gabalfa
CF14 3AT, CF14 3QF, CF14 3NJ, CF14 3BS, CF14 3NL, CF14 3EA, CF14 3HH, CF14 3AQ, CF14 3PP … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 9.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 22 miles
- Cathays Railway Station 1 mile
- Heath Low Level Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Gabalfa Ad
- Parador44 1.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 1.5 miles
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 3 miles
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 4.8 miles
- The Beverley by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1.1 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4 1.5 miles
- Park Plaza Cardiff 4 1.5 miles
- New House Country Hotel 4 3.4 miles
Schools in Gabalfa
- Cathays High School Secondary
- Redrose School Independent - special
- St Monicas C/W Primary School Primary
- St. Joseph's RC School Primary
- Ysgol Mynydd Bychan Primary
Local points of interest
- Vita Student Cardiff College 1.1 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 1.6 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 1.6 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 1.6 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 1.6 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 1.8 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 2 miles
- Cardiff University University 2.2 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 3.1 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 3.6 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 4.1 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 7.4 miles