Cwmavon (Cwmafan)
Built-up area in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.619, -3.76 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 78 92 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Cwmavon (often seen as Cwmafan) is a village at the mouth of the Afan Valley in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It sits beside the River Afan, a short drive from the industrial town of Port Talbot and within easy reach of the wooded trails of Afan Forest Park, which attract walkers and mountain bikers.
Historically the village grew up around 19th‑century ironworks and coal mining and later felt the economic pull of the nearby steel industry; that industrial heritage still shapes the built environment and community identity. Today Cwmavon retains a strong local spirit with clubs, chapels and small shops, and functions as a quiet gateway between the valley and the coast while undergoing gradual regeneration after the post‑industrial decline.
Postcode districts covering Cwmavon
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 8.1 miles
- Tonypandy 13 miles
- Bridgend 11.2 miles
- Llanelli 16.7 miles
- Llanelli Rural 18.1 miles
- Neath 4.1 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 18.5 miles
- Coity Higher 10.9 miles
- Briton Ferry 2.8 miles
- Aberdare 14.4 miles
- Aberdare East 15.3 miles
- Aberdare West 14.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bryn and Cwmavon Ward 0.7 miles
- Pontrhydyfen Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Cimla and Pelenna Ward 1.9 miles
- Bryn Built-up area 2 miles
- Pelenna Parish 2 miles
- Aberavon Parish 2.1 miles
- Briton Ferry East Ward 2.1 miles
- Baglan Moors Parish 2.2 miles
- Baglan Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Port Talbot Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Tai-bach Parish 2.4 miles
- Baglan Bay Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Cwmavon
SA12 9YG, SA12 9YH, SA12 9BB, SA12 9DQ, SA12 9PS, SA12 9AX, SA12 9LJ, SA12 9YL, SA12 9AU … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 23.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 47.7 miles
- Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Baglan Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Cwmavon Ad
- Blanco's Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- The Twelve Knights 3 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea East 3 4.3 miles
- Premier Inn Port Talbot 3 2 miles
- The BlueBell Hotel 3.6 miles
- The Grand Hotel 2.1 miles
- Towers Hotel & Spa 3 4.4 miles
- The Castle Hotel Neath 3 3.6 miles
- St Ives 3.6 miles
- Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel 3 3 miles
Schools in Cwmavon
- Cwmafan Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Road Stadium 2.7 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 3 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 3.5 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 7.6 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 9.4 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 9.8 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 10.5 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.8 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 17.2 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 17.3 miles