Riverside is an inner‑city community to the west of Cardiff city centre in Wales, sitting along the west bank of the River Taff. The area is characterised by late‑Victorian terraces and a mix of housing types, with Cowbridge Road East running through it and the leafy neighbourhoods of Pontcanna and Canton close by; green spaces such as Sophia Gardens are also within easy reach.
Historically shaped by Cardiff’s 19th‑century growth, Riverside combines long‑standing local shops, pubs and community organisations with a culturally diverse population and pockets of social housing. In recent years it has seen steady change and modest regeneration as it balances everyday local life with pressure from nearby gentrifying areas and strong links into the city centre.
Postcode districts covering Riverside
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Newport 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Weston-super-Mare 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Tonypandy 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Barry 5.6 miles9 km
- Bridgend 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Cwmbran Central 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Cwmbrân 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Coity Higher 16 miles25.7 km
- Pontypool 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Ebbw Vale 20.8 miles33.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Castle Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Pontcanna Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Canton Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cathays Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Grangetown Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Plasnewydd Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Roath Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Gabalfa Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Adamsdown Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Butetown Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cardiff Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Splott Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
Example postcodes in Riverside
CF11 6QN, CF11 6JY, CF11 6EB, CF11 6FX, CF11 9BA, CF11 9AL, CF11 6LG, CF11 6JL, CF11 9DN … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Bristol Airport 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Ninian Park Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Cardiff Central Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
Hotels near Riverside Ad
- Parador44 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 0.7 miles1.1 km
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 0.6 miles1 km
- Voco St David's Cardiff 5 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Staybridge Suites Cardiff 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The Beverley by Innkeeper's Collection 4 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff 3 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Clayton Hotel Cardiff 4 0.7 miles1.2 km
Schools in Riverside
- Kitchener Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 0.6 miles1 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cardiff University University 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 1 mile1.7 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 1.6 miles2.6 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 5.6 miles9 km
- Barry Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles11.6 km