Rumney is an eastern suburb and electoral ward on the edge of Cardiff in Wales, sitting close to the city boundary with Newport and taking its name from the nearby River Rhymney. The area blends suburban housing with remnants of an older village core and several green corridors on the fringe of the South Wales Valleys, making it a practical base for commuters into the city centre while still feeling semi-rural in parts.
The ward has a local, community-oriented character with shops, schools and pubs serving residents, and a history rooted in its former life as a village historically in Monmouthshire and in the wider industrial story of nearby coal and ironworking areas. Today it is a mixed socio-economic area with active community groups, allotments and leisure facilities, and pockets of older architecture that reflect its village past alongside newer development.
Postcode districts covering Rumney
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Cardiff 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Newport 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Weston-super-Mare 13.7 miles22 km
- Tonypandy 16 miles25.8 km
- Barry 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Bridgend 19 miles30.6 km
- Cwmbran Central 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Cwmbrân 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Coity Higher 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Pontypool 13.4 miles21.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Rumney Parish 0 miles0 km
- Llanrumney Parish 0.7 miles1 km
- Broadstreet Common Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Llanedeyrn Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Trowbridge Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Penylan Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Pentwyn Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Old St. Mellons Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tremorfa Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cyncoed Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Plasnewydd Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Rumney
CF3 3NW, CF3 3JH, CF3 1QA, CF3 3LJ, CF3 3HA, CF3 3LH, CF3 4FT, CF3 3HS, CF3 3PY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Bristol Airport 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Heath High Level Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Heath Low Level Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Rumney Ad
- Parador44 3.1 miles5 km
- Tyr Winch 1.3 miles2 km
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Voco St David's Cardiff 5 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Staybridge Suites Cardiff 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- New House Country Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
Schools in Rumney
- Greenway Primary School Primary
- Rumney Primary Primary
- St. Illtyd's Catholic High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 2.7 miles4.3 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Cardiff University University 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 4 miles6.4 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 6.1 miles9.9 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 6.6 miles10.6 km