Splott is an inner‑city district on the eastern edge of Cardiff in Wales, lying a short distance from the city centre and the old docks on the Severn Estuary. The name is thought to come from an old word meaning a plot of land, reflecting its origins on reclaimed marshy ground; it sits near areas such as Roath and Tremorfa and has a compact street pattern dominated by Victorian terraces.
Built up rapidly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to house workers for the docks and heavy industry, Splott still carries that working‑class character but now faces the mixed fortunes of many post‑industrial communities: pockets of deprivation alongside active community groups, local pubs, shops and grassroots cultural life. Recent years have seen regeneration efforts and changing demographics as people commute into the city centre and the nearby Cardiff Docks/Cardiff Bay area evolves, but a strong local identity and neighbourly spirit remain defining features.
Postcode districts covering Splott
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Cardiff 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Newport 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Weston-super-Mare 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Tonypandy 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Barry 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Bridgend 18 miles28.9 km
- Cwmbran Central 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Cwmbrân 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Coity Higher 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Bridgwater 25 miles40.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Adamsdown Parish 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Tremorfa Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Butetown Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Plasnewydd Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Roath Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Castle Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Penylan Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Cathays Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Riverside Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Cardiff Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Grangetown Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Pontcanna Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Splott
CF24 2NA, CF24 2BP, CF24 2DX, CF24 2AE, CF24 2EG, CF24 2FB, CF24 2EZ, CF24 2JR, CF24 2DH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Bristol Airport 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Cardiff Queen Street Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Cardiff Bay Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels near Splott Ad
- Parador44 1.2 miles2 km
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 1.1 miles1.7 km
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Voco St David's Cardiff 5 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Staybridge Suites Cardiff 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4 1 mile1.6 km
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Park Plaza Cardiff 4 1 mile1.7 km
- Clayton Hotel Cardiff 4 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
Schools in Splott
- ACT Schools Independent - special
- Moorland Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 0.8 miles1.3 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 1 mile1.6 km
- Cardiff University University 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 2.3 miles3.7 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 8.3 miles13.4 km