Pontardulais is a compact community on the banks of the River Loughor, sitting close to the boundary between Swansea and Carmarthenshire. Its convenient road and rail links, including easy access to the M4, make it a commuter-friendly spot while still feeling connected to the coastline and countryside around the Gower Peninsula.
Historically shaped by nineteenth-century transport and nearby industry, the area today mixes local shops and light industry with a strong sense of community: bilingual life, active sports clubs, community halls and a notable male-voice choir give the place a lively cultural pulse alongside the quieter agricultural landscape that surrounds it.
Postcode districts covering Pontardulais
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 7.6 miles
- Bridgend 24.7 miles
- Llanelli 5.4 miles
- Llanelli Rural 5.5 miles
- Neath 9.8 miles
- Coity Higher 24.5 miles
- Briton Ferry 11.1 miles
- Aberdare 24.2 miles
- Aberdare West 23.9 miles
- Ammanford 4.9 miles
- Maesteg 17.7 miles
- Gorseinon 4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pontarddulais Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Llanedi Parish 1.3 miles
- Hendy and Fforest Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hendy Ward 1.7 miles
- Tycroes Ward 2.2 miles
- Grovesend and Waungron Parish 2.5 miles
- Pontlliw and Tircoed Parish 2.5 miles
- Grovesend Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Pontlliw Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Gorseinon and Penyrheol Ward 3.1 miles
- Mawr Parish 3.2 miles
- Llangennech Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Pontardulais
SA4 8NE, SA4 8PB, SA4 8PT, SA4 8ED, SA4 8TJ, SA4 8LU, SA4 8PJ, SA4 8LG, SA4 8PH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 37.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 61 miles
- Pontarddulais Railway Station 1 mile
- Llangennech Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Pontardulais Ad
- The Georgian Swansea 5 8.4 miles
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 5.7 miles
- Morgans Hotel 4 8.4 miles
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 5.6 miles
- Ice House Apartments 4 8.4 miles
- The Dillwyn Arms 7.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 9.3 miles
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 7 miles
- The Gower Hotel 4 9.8 miles
- The Grand Hotel 3 7.9 miles
Schools in Pontardulais
- Pontarddulais Comprehensive School Secondary
- Pontarddulais Primary School Primary
- Y.G.G. Bryniago Primary
Local points of interest
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 6 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 6 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 8.3 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 8.4 miles
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 9.5 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 10.7 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 10.8 miles
- Towyn Burrows Hill 13.3 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 13.4 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 13.5 miles