Panteg is an electoral ward in the borough of Torfaen in south‑east Wales, lying on the edge of Pontypool. It mixes suburban housing and local high streets with pockets of parkland and green space, giving it a semi‑urban character that still feels connected to the surrounding valleys and countryside.
The ward has clear roots in South Wales’s industrial past, with historic links to iron and steelworking and the wider coalfield economy, and local landmarks such as Panteg House and its parkland reflect that layered history. Today it’s a largely residential community with small commercial and light industrial activity, decent road links into Pontypool and nearby towns, and a generally neighbourhood‑focused social life centred on schools, community venues and local shops.
Postcode districts covering Panteg
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Cardiff 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Newport 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Weston-super-Mare 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Tonypandy 19 miles30.6 km
- Barry 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Cwmbran Central 2.5 miles4 km
- Cwmbrân 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Pontypool 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Ebbw Vale 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Ebbw Vale North 10.6 miles17 km
Neighbouring places
- Panteg Parish 0 miles0 km
- Pontypool Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Pontymoile Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- New Inn Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Pontnewydd Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Upper Cwmbran Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Croesyceiliog Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Pontypool Fawr Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- St. Dials Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Trevethin Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Trevethin and Penygarn Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Greenmeadow Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Panteg
NP4 5LY, NP4 5HS, NP4 5DS, NP4 5LN, NP4 5FD, NP4 5GZ, NP4 5JW, NP4 5AL, NP4 0XZ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 24 miles38.7 km
- Bristol Airport 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Cwmbran Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
Hotels near Panteg Ad
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Parkway Hotel & Spa 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Kings Head, Usk 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Castle Inn 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Priory Hotel and Restaurant 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Newbridge on Usk 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Tŷ Newport 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Glen Yr Afon House Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Mercure Newport Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Newport 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
Schools in Panteg
- Griffithstown Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Panteg Primary
Local points of interest
- Pontypool Park Stadium 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Newport Stadium Stadium 8 miles13 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 10.6 miles17 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Old Park wood Forest 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 14.9 miles23.9 km