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 miles4.5 km
- Newport 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Weston-super-Mare 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Tonypandy 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Barry 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Bridgend 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Cwmbran Central 11.2 miles18 km
- Cwmbrân 11.2 miles18 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Coity Higher 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Pontypool 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Ebbw Vale 16.9 miles27.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Whitchurch and Tongwynlais Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Thornhill Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Tongwynlais Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Llanishen Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Whitchurch Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Lisvane and Thornhill Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Lisvane Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Heath Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Radyr Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Radyr and Morganstown Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- St. Martins Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Llandaff North Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Rhiwbina
CF14 7TL, CF14 6NW, CF14 6UL, CF14 6HA, CF14 7HE, CF14 6US, CF14 6PH, CF14 7TT, CF14 6EE … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 11 miles17.7 km
- Bristol Airport 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Rhiwbina Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Whitchurch Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
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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 miles4.2 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 4.1 miles6.6 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 4.1 miles6.7 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Cardiff University University 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 5.6 miles9 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km