Grangetown is an inner‑city, riverside neighbourhood just south‑west of Cardiff's city centre, bordered to the east by the River Taff and set close to Cardiff Bay. Largely laid out in the mid‑19th century on reclaimed marshland to house workers for the docks and local industry, it still shows a grid of Victorian terraced streets and is served by Grangetown railway station.
Today Grangetown is known for its multicultural community, independent shops and cafés along Penarth Road, and active local groups; its proximity to Cardiff Bay and the Cardiff Bay Barrage has brought investment and regeneration alongside pressure on housing. The area mixes long‑standing families with younger professionals, small businesses and light industry, and offers pockets of green space such as Grange Gardens and Grangemoor Park.
Postcode districts covering Grangetown
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Newport 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Weston-super-Mare 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Tonypandy 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Barry 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Bridgend 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Cwmbran Central 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Cwmbrân 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Coity Higher 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Bridgwater 24.2 miles39 km
- Pontypool 17.4 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Llandough Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Riverside Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Butetown Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Cornerswell Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- St. Augustine's Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Canton Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Castle Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Penarth Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Pontcanna Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stanwell Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Splott Parish 2 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Grangetown
CF11 7EW, CF11 7EH, CF11 6NG, CF11 6PY, CF11 0BA, CF11 7PE, CF11 6SH, CF11 8ZR, CF24 4XD … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 8 miles12.9 km
- Bristol Airport 21 miles33.8 km
- Grangetown Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Cardiff Bay Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
Hotels near Grangetown Ad
- Parador44 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Voco St David's Cardiff 5 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 1.2 miles2 km
- Staybridge Suites Cardiff 4 1.3 miles2 km
- Beachcliff Hotel and Apartments 2 miles3.3 km
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Clayton Hotel Cardiff 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
Schools in Grangetown
- Grangetown Primary School Primary
- Ninian Park Primary School Primary
- Oakmont School Independent - special
- St Patrick's R C School Primary
- St. Paul's C/W Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Cardiff University University 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 1 mile1.6 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 1 mile1.6 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 1.9 miles3.1 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Barry Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 6.8 miles10.9 km