Waunarlwydd is a residential suburb and ward on the western edge of Swansea, sitting between the city and neighbouring communities such as Gorseinon and Pontarddulais. It has a mix of older terraced housing and more modern estates, a modest local centre and light industrial units, and functions largely as a commuter area for Swansea while retaining local shops and services.
The area has an industrial past tied into the wider Swansea district’s 19th- and early 20th-century coal and metalworking economy, and today community life often centres on local institutions like the village rugby club and community halls. Welsh language and culture remain part of everyday life for many residents, giving the ward a quietly distinctive local identity rather than a purely suburban feel.
Postcode districts covering Waunarlwydd
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 3 miles4.8 km
- Tonypandy 24 miles38.6 km
- Bridgend 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Llanelli 6 miles9.7 km
- Llanelli Rural 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Neath 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Coity Higher 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Briton Ferry 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Aberdare 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Aberdare West 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Ammanford 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Maesteg 15.6 miles25.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Gowerton Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Killay Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Dunvant and Killay Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cockett Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Dunvant Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Llwchwr Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Sketty Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Upper Killay Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Penderry Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Penllergaer Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Three Crosses Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Fairwood Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Waunarlwydd
SA5 4SF, SA5 4QP, SA5 4QD, SA5 4QS, SA5 4NJ, SA5 4SU, SA5 4TR, SA5 4SR, SA5 4RA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 33.4 miles53.7 km
- Bristol Airport 58.5 miles94.1 km
- Gowerton Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Swansea Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Waunarlwydd Ad
- The Georgian Swansea 5 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Patricks Boathouse 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Oyster House 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- The Gower Hotel 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swansea 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Grand Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Village Hotel Swansea 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
Schools in Waunarlwydd
- Waunarlwydd Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Y Login Fach Primary
Local points of interest
- The Egypt Center Museum 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Towyn Burrows Hill 14.3 miles22.9 km
- Pembrey Forest Forest 14.4 miles23.2 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 15.1 miles24.3 km