Riverside is an inner-city ward just to the west of the centre of Cardiff, sitting along the east bank of the River Taff. The area blends Victorian and Edwardian terraces with riverside greenery, sitting close to parks such as Victoria Park and the open spaces around Pontcanna, so it feels both urban and surprisingly leafy.
Historically a working-class neighbourhood, Riverside now shows a mix of social housing and privately owned homes and has undergone pockets of gentrification, bringing independent cafés, small shops and creative enterprises to streets like Llandaff Road. Its nearness to the city centre and universities gives a varied population of families, students and professionals and a lively local community with grassroots cultural activity.
Postcode districts covering Riverside
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 1.4 miles
- Newport 12.1 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 14.5 miles
- Tonypandy 14.3 miles
- Barry 5.9 miles
- Bridgend 16 miles
- Cwmbran Central 13.3 miles
- Cwmbrân 13.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 19.7 miles
- Coity Higher 15.7 miles
- Pontypool 16.1 miles
- Ebbw Vale 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pontcanna Parish 0.2 miles
- Riverside Parish 0.5 miles
- Castle Parish 0.8 miles
- Canton Parish 0.8 miles
- Cathays Parish 0.9 miles
- Gabalfa Parish 1.1 miles
- Cardiff Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Llandaff North Parish 1.4 miles
- Plasnewydd Ward 1.5 miles
- Roath Parish 1.5 miles
- Llandaff Parish 1.5 miles
- Grangetown Parish 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Riverside
CF11 9NR, CF11 9AR, CF11 9BA, CF11 6JJ, CF11 6JP, CF11 9DF, CF11 9BP, CF11 6BB, CF11 6EU … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 8.8 miles
- Bristol Airport 21.8 miles
- Ninian Park Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Cathays Railway Station 0.8 miles
Hotels in Riverside Ad
- The Lincoln House Private Hotel 3
- Holiday Inn Cardiff City 3.5
- Pontcanna Inn 4
- The Suite | Cardiff City Centre + Private Parking 2
- The Suite, 82 Cathedral, Private Parking 3
- Cardiff Riverside Hotel
Schools in Riverside
- Kitchener Primary School Primary
- Severn Primary Primary
- St. Mary's R.C. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cardiff City Stadium 0.8 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 0.8 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 0.8 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 0.9 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 0.9 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 1 mile
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 1.2 miles
- Cardiff University University 1.4 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 2.1 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 3.3 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 5.2 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 7.3 miles