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 miles
- Tonypandy 24 miles
- Bridgend 21.2 miles
- Llanelli 6 miles
- Llanelli Rural 7.9 miles
- Neath 8.5 miles
- Coity Higher 21.2 miles
- Briton Ferry 8.2 miles
- Aberdare 24.3 miles
- Aberdare West 24.2 miles
- Ammanford 10.6 miles
- Maesteg 15.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gowerton Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Killay Parish 1.1 miles
- Dunvant and Killay Ward 1.3 miles
- Cockett Ward 1.4 miles
- Dunvant Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Llwchwr Parish 1.8 miles
- Sketty Parish 1.9 miles
- Upper Killay Built-up area 2 miles
- Penderry Parish 2.2 miles
- Penllergaer Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Three Crosses Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Fairwood Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Waunarlwydd
SA5 4QH, SA5 4QR, SA5 4SN, SA5 4RR, SA5 4SQ, SA5 4QN, SA5 4TN, SA5 4TG, SA5 4SL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 33.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 58.5 miles
- Gowerton Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Swansea Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Waunarlwydd Ad
- Travelodge Swansea M4 3 2.9 miles
- Cwtsh Hostel 4 3.4 miles
- The Grand Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Sandfields House 2.2 miles
- Dolphin SA1 3.3 miles
- The Georgian Swansea 5 3.6 miles
- Morgans Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- Village Hotel Swansea 3 4.2 miles
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 5.7 miles
- Host & Stay | Oxford Street House 3.1 miles
Schools in Waunarlwydd
- Waunarlwydd Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Y Login Fach Primary
Local points of interest
- The Egypt Center Museum 2.5 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 3.6 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 6.5 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 6.5 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 9.5 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 9.6 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 9.7 miles
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 11.5 miles
- Towyn Burrows Hill 14.3 miles
- Pembrey Forest Forest 14.4 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 15.1 miles