Trelales is a small residential area on the outskirts of Bridgend in south Wales. It feels suburban but close to open countryside, with a mix of older cottages and post‑war or more recent housing; local life is typically focused on community amenities, schools and the occasional village pub or hall rather than tourism.
The area shares the wider town’s economic ties to retail and light industry and benefits from easy road links - most notably the M4 - making Cardiff and Swansea accessible for commuters. Historically the locality would have been more agricultural before suburban expansion, and today its character is quietly residential with a pragmatic, community‑centred social life.
Postcode districts covering Trelales
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 19 miles30.6 km
- Swansea 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Tonypandy 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Barry 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Bridgend 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Neath 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Coity Higher 3 miles4.8 km
- Briton Ferry 12 miles19.3 km
- Aberdare 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Aberdare East 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Aberdare West 16.3 miles26.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Laleston Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Merthyr Mawr Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cefn-glas Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bridgend Central Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Pen-y-fai Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cefn Cribwr Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Newcastle Higher Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Oldcastle Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bridgend Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Newton Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Trelales
CF32 0LG, CF32 0HH, CF32 0LD, CF32 0HF, CF32 0LH, CF32 0LE, CF32 0HR, CF32 0HN, CF32 0LL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Bristol Airport 39.8 miles64 km
- Wildmill Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Bridgend Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
Hotels near Trelales Ad
- Cae Court Hotel 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 4.3 miles6.8 km
- The Great House Hotel & Restaurant 3 0.1 miles0.1 km
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Seabank Hotel 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Bear Hotel 4 8 miles12.8 km
- Days Inn Bridgend Cardiff 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The White Lion 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Blanco's Hotel Port Talbot 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
Schools in Trelales
- Trelales Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 11 miles17.6 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 15 miles24.1 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Barry Harbour Harbour 16.5 miles26.5 km