Riverside
Strong on transport, with safety and schools to consider
Riverside at a glance
- House prices
- £271,000
- Middle43rd percentile
- Schools
- 2nd percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 94th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 169.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak6th percentile
- Flood risk
- Data not yet available
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Riverside a good place to live?
Riverside may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Caerdydd - Cardiff below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Riverside
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 169.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 6th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Riverside
House prices
- Median sale price
- £271,000
- Percentile
- 43rd percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 136 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Riverside
Schools
2nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Riverside
Flood risk
Data not available in this public guide
We cannot draw a conclusion about flood risk from the available figures.
About missing dataTransport in Riverside
Transport
94th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Riverside a good place to live?
Riverside may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Riverside safe?
Riverside ranks in the 6th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Riverside?
The median sale price was £271,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 43rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Riverside?
Schools rank in the 2nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Riverside?
Nearby public profiles include Cathays in Caerdydd - Cardiff and Llandaff North in Caerdydd - Cardiff.
