Pontarddulais sits in the north‑west of Swansea, Wales, beside the meeting of the River Dulais and the River Loughor and close to the border with Carmarthenshire. The ward grew up around a river crossing and expanded markedly in the 19th century with the arrival of the railways and nearby tinplate and coal industries, and it still feels like a place shaped by that industrial past amid semi‑rural surroundings and easy road and rail links to the M4 corridor.
Today the area is a mix of residential neighbourhoods, local shops and light industry, with a strong community life - famously including the Pontarddulais male voice choir and an active rugby club - and regular local events and volunteer groups that keep a sense of civic identity. Its riverside setting and proximity to both Swansea and the Gower peninsula mean it combines practical commuter links with access to countryside and coastal leisure.
Postcode districts covering Pontarddulais
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 8.1 miles
- Bridgend 24.8 miles
- Llanelli 6.4 miles
- Llanelli Rural 6.3 miles
- Neath 9.7 miles
- Coity Higher 24.5 miles
- Briton Ferry 11.2 miles
- Aberdare 23.6 miles
- Aberdare East 24.5 miles
- Aberdare West 23.3 miles
- Ammanford 3.9 miles
- Maesteg 17.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pontardulais Parish 1.1 miles
- Llanedi Parish 1.3 miles
- Tycroes Ward 1.6 miles
- Pontarddulais Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hendy and Fforest Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hendy Ward 2.6 miles
- Mawr Parish 2.6 miles
- Tycroes and Capel Hendre Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Pontlliw and Tircoed Parish 3.3 miles
- Grovesend and Waungron Parish 3.5 miles
- Penybanc Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Betws Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Pontarddulais
SA4 8RX, SA4 8QE, SA5 7PX, SA4 8LG, SA4 8LN, SA4 8NH, SA4 8BA, SA4 8JJ, SA4 8QL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 37.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 60.7 miles
- Pontarddulais Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Pantyffynnon Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Pontarddulais Ad
- The Georgian Swansea 5 8.9 miles
- The Dillwyn Arms 6.9 miles
- Morgans Hotel 4 8.9 miles
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 6.7 miles
- The Cawdor 4 10 miles
- Ice House Apartments 4 8.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 9.4 miles
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 6.6 miles
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 7.3 miles
- Ibis Swansea 2 9.2 miles
Schools in Pontarddulais
- Pontarddulais Comprehensive School Secondary
- Pontarddulais Primary School Primary
- Y.G.G. Bryniago Primary
Local points of interest
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 6.9 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 7 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 9 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 9 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 9.2 miles
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 10 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 10.5 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 13.6 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 13.6 miles
- Towyn Burrows Hill 14 miles