Newton is an inner-urban ward within Bridgend in south Wales, lying close to the town centre and the River Ogmore. It contains a mix of Victorian terraces, inter‑war and post‑war housing, local shops and some light industrial units, and benefits from good transport links via the nearby M4 corridor and rail services to Cardiff and Swansea, with the Glamorgan coast at Porthcawl a short drive away.
Historically the ward developed as part of the valley’s industrial expansion, so traces of that past sit alongside modern housing and retail; community life is organised around schools, clubs and small shopping parades, and recent regeneration efforts reflect the shift from heavy industry to a more mixed service and commuter economy. Local groups and neighbourhood initiatives help maintain a distinct community feel despite ongoing change.
Postcode districts covering Newton
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 21.2 miles
- Swansea 15.3 miles
- Tonypandy 12.7 miles
- Barry 18.8 miles
- Bridgend 4.7 miles
- Llanelli 24.1 miles
- Neath 13.7 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 21.8 miles
- Coity Higher 5.5 miles
- Briton Ferry 11.5 miles
- Aberdare 17.9 miles
- Aberdare East 18.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Porthcawl Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Porthcawl East Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Nottage Ward 1.5 miles
- Porthcawl West Central Ward 1.7 miles
- South Cornelly Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Merthyr Mawr Parish 2 miles
- Rest Bay Ward 2 miles
- Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr Ward 2.2 miles
- Cornelly Parish 2.3 miles
- Ogmore-by-Sea Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Trelales Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Laleston Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Newton
CF36 5PA, CF36 5NS, CF36 5NT, CF36 5AT, CF32 0NY, CF36 5RW, CF36 5NY, CF36 5SY, CF36 5PL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 15.5 miles
- Bristol Airport 41.6 miles
- Pyle Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Bridgend Railway Station 4.3 miles
Hotels near Newton Ad
- Rose And Crown 3 1.3 miles
- The Great House Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Bridgend Cardiff M4 2.5 5.1 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 4.1 miles
- Court Colman Manor 3 3.6 miles
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles
- Premier Inn Bridgend Central 3 5.2 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 6.6 miles
- The Twelve Knights 3 7 miles
- The Old House 1147 6.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 1.3 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 9 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 9 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 9.8 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 12.1 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 13.1 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 13.3 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 14.5 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 15.5 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 15.7 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 15.9 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 17.1 miles