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 miles
- Swansea 16.3 miles
- Tonypandy 10.3 miles
- Barry 17.2 miles
- Bridgend 2.3 miles
- Neath 13.9 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 19.6 miles
- Coity Higher 3 miles
- Briton Ferry 12 miles
- Aberdare 15.8 miles
- Aberdare East 16.5 miles
- Aberdare West 16.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr Ward 0.3 miles
- Laleston Parish 0.3 miles
- Merthyr Mawr Parish 0.7 miles
- Cefn-glas Ward 1.1 miles
- Bridgend Central Ward 1.6 miles
- Pen-y-fai Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Cefn Cribwr Built-up area 2 miles
- Newcastle Higher Parish 2.1 miles
- Oldcastle Ward 2.2 miles
- Bridgend Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Newton Ward 2.5 miles
- Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Trelales
CF32 0HW, CF32 0LN, CF32 0HS, CF32 0HT, CF32 0LF, CF32 0HR, CF32 0LL, CF32 0HL, CF32 0HN … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 14.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 39.8 miles
- Wildmill Railway Station 2 miles
- Bridgend Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Trelales Ad
- The Great House Hotel 3 0.1 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Bridgend Cardiff M4 2.5 2.7 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 1.8 miles
- Court Colman Manor 3 1.3 miles
- Premier Inn Bridgend Central 3 2.7 miles
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 2.1 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- Rose And Crown 3 3.7 miles
- The Bear, Cowbridge 4 8 miles
- Premier Inn Bridgend 3 5.5 miles
Schools in Trelales
- Trelales Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 3.8 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 7.5 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 9.7 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 9.7 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 9.8 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 11 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 13.2 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 13.4 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 15 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 15.6 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles
- Barry Harbour Harbour 16.5 miles