Upper Cwmbran is the northern, more rural part of Cwmbran within the county borough of Torfaen in south‑east Wales. Set around the wooded slopes and the Afon Llwyd valley, it still shows farmland, hedgerows and pockets of older stone and Victorian-era housing that predate the designation of the new town after the Second World War.
Historically linked to agriculture and the wider South Wales industrial hinterland, the parish today blends long-standing local families with commuters working in Cwmbran, Newport or Cardiff. Community life tends to centre on village halls, churches and walking routes through surrounding green spaces, giving it a quieter, village-like character while remaining close to larger urban amenities.
Postcode districts covering Upper Cwmbran
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.6 miles
- Cardiff 12.6 miles
- Newport 6.4 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 22.3 miles
- Tonypandy 18.1 miles
- Barry 19.9 miles
- Bridgend 24.9 miles
- Cwmbran Central 1.3 miles
- Cwmbrân 1.2 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 15.6 miles
- Coity Higher 24.1 miles
- Pontypool 2.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pontnewydd Parish 0.8 miles
- Greenmeadow Ward 0.9 miles
- St. Dials Ward 1 mile
- Cwmbrân Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Fairwater Parish 1.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central Parish 1.3 miles
- Panteg Parish 1.5 miles
- Croesyceiliog Parish 1.5 miles
- Coed Eva Ward 1.7 miles
- Pontymoile Parish 2.1 miles
- Llanyrafon Parish 2.1 miles
- Pontypool Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Upper Cwmbran
NP44 1HA, NP44 1HD, NP44 5ST, NP44 5UL, NP44 1FU, NP44 1HF, NP44 1HQ, NP44 5TY, NP44 5WA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 22.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 23.9 miles
- Cwmbran Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels near Upper Cwmbran Ad
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- Premier Inn Cwmbran 3 1.2 miles
- Parkway Hotel & Spa 4 2.3 miles
- The Priory Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Mercure Newport 4 5.7 miles
- The Little Crown Inn 4 3.1 miles
- Premier Inn Pontypool 3 2.3 miles
- Pontypool 3 2.3 miles
- Belvilla Newport City Centre Hotel - Lifestyle 4 5.5 miles
- The Celtic Manor Resort 5 6.4 miles
Schools in Upper Cwmbran
- Pontnewydd Primary & Nursery Primary
- Woodlands Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 1.8 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 2.6 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 6.8 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 7.7 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 9.1 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 13.5 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 13.6 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 13.8 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.9 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 14.1 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 14.1 miles