Cwmbrân in Torfaen, Wales is a post‑war New Town, designated in 1949, set in the valley of the Afon Llwyd and originally planned to provide housing and industry for overspill from the South Wales valleys. It sits close to Newport and Pontypool and benefits from good road links such as the M4, so it functions both as an employment centre with sizeable industrial and distribution estates and as a commuter town for nearby cities.
The town is known for its large retail heart around the Cwmbran Centre, extensive green corridors, parks and lakes that encourage walking and cycling, and for being built on the footprint of older villages and industrial activity – the nearby Blaenavon industrial landscape hints at that heritage. Socially it’s a mixed, evolving community with ongoing regeneration efforts and local sporting and cultural life centred on facilities like Cwmbran Stadium.
Postcode districts covering Cwmbrân
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Cardiff 12 miles19.3 km
- Newport 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Weston-super-Mare 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Tonypandy 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Barry 19.2 miles31 km
- Bridgend 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Cwmbran Central 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Coity Higher 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Pontypool 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Ebbw Vale 12 miles19.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Cwmbran Central Parish 0.1 miles0.2 km
- St. Dials Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Greenmeadow Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Fairwater Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Coed Eva Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Upper Cwmbran Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Pontnewydd Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Llanyrafon Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Croesyceiliog Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Two Locks Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Llantarnam Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Henllys Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
Example postcodes in Cwmbrân
NP44 2LS, NP44 5LH, NP44 1TA, NP44 6ES, NP44 6EW, NP44 8JG, NP44 1NB, NP44 4SB, NP44 8JB … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 22 miles35.4 km
- Bristol Airport 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Cwmbran Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Cwmbrân Ad
- Parkway Hotel & Spa 4 1.2 miles2 km
- The Priory Hotel and Restaurant 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Tŷ Newport 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Mercure Newport Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 3 miles4.9 km
- Newbridge on Usk 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Newport 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- The Kings Head, Usk 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Belvilla Newport City Centre Hotel - Lifestyle 4.3 miles7 km
- The Castle Inn 6.7 miles10.8 km
Schools in Cwmbrân
- Blenheim Road Community Primary School Primary
- Coed Eva Primary School Primary
- Croesyceiliog Primary School Primary
- Croesyceiliog School Secondary
- Crownbridge Special School Special
- Cwmbran High School Secondary
- Cwmbran R.C. Jnr. & Infts. Primary
- Greenmeadow Primary Primary
- Henllys Church in Wales Primary
- Llantarnam Community Primary School Primary
- Llanyrafon Primary School Primary
- Maendy Junior and Infants Primary
- Nant Celyn Primary School Primary
- Pontnewydd Primary & Nursery Primary
- St. Davids Cwmbran R.C. School Primary
- Woodlands Community Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 0.6 miles1 km
- Pontypool Park Stadium 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Newport Stadium Stadium 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 12.9 miles20.7 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Cardiff University University 13.7 miles22.1 km