Rhiwbina is a leafy, village-like suburb on higher ground in the northern suburbs of Cardiff in Wales, best known for the attractive conservation area around the Rhiwbina Garden Village with its early 20th-century houses, tree-lined streets and small green spaces. Its position gives pleasant outlooks over the city and easy access to surrounding countryside, while remaining within a short commute of the Cardiff city centre by regular buses and local rail services.
Locally it retains a strong community feel: independent shops, cafés and pubs sit alongside active residents’ associations, sports clubs and good schools, and there’s a steady programme of village events and preservation activity. Economically it’s primarily residential and relatively sought-after, with many inhabitants commuting into the city but supporting a lively local high street and neighbourhood life.
Postcode districts covering Rhiwbina
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 2.8 miles
- Newport 11.4 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 17.5 miles
- Tonypandy 11.7 miles
- Barry 8.9 miles
- Bridgend 15.1 miles
- Cwmbran Central 11.2 miles
- Cwmbrân 11.2 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 16.3 miles
- Coity Higher 14.6 miles
- Pontypool 13.6 miles
- Ebbw Vale 16.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whitchurch and Tongwynlais Ward 0.7 miles
- Thornhill Parish 1 mile
- Tongwynlais Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Llanishen Parish 1.3 miles
- Whitchurch Parish 1.4 miles
- Lisvane and Thornhill Ward 1.5 miles
- Lisvane Parish 1.6 miles
- Heath Parish 1.7 miles
- Radyr Ward 2.1 miles
- Radyr and Morganstown Parish 2.1 miles
- St. Martins Ward 2.1 miles
- Llandaff North Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Rhiwbina
CF14 7HG, CF14 6RH, CF14 6JN, CF14 6SQ, CF14 6ER, CF14 7TQ, CF14 6LT, CF14 6PG, CF14 6HZ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 11 miles
- Bristol Airport 23.9 miles
- Rhiwbina Railway Station 1 mile
- Whitchurch Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels in Rhiwbina Ad
Schools in Rhiwbina
- Greenhill Special School Special
- Llanishen Fach Primary School Primary
- Rhiwbeina Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 2.6 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 3.6 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 4.1 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 4.1 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 4.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 4.2 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles
- Cardiff University University 4.8 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 5.6 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 6.9 miles