Stanwell
Ward in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.433, -3.187 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 17 71 |
| Dialling code: | 029 (Cardiff) |
Stanwell sits in the heart of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, taking in parts of the town centre and the seafront. The area is characterised by Victorian terraces, a lively high street of independent shops and cafés, and the promenade with its pier and coastal views towards Cardiff and Cardiff Bay, making it both residential and attractive to visitors.
Historically shaped by 19th-century seaside and railway expansion, Stanwell mixes longstanding local communities with commuters who travel into Cardiff. Its economy leans on retail, hospitality and small businesses, while cultural life revolves around seaside events, community groups and the town’s architectural conservation, giving it a compact, slightly genteel seaside-town feel.
Postcode districts covering Stanwell
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 4.8 miles
- Newport 14.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 12 miles
- Tonypandy 17.1 miles
- Barry 3.4 miles
- Bridgend 17.2 miles
- Cwmbran Central 16.3 miles
- Cwmbrân 16.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 23.3 miles
- Coity Higher 17.1 miles
- Bridgwater 22.3 miles
- Pontypool 19.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Penarth Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Plymouth Ward 0.4 miles
- Cornerswell Ward 0.6 miles
- St. Augustine's Ward 0.7 miles
- Llandough Parish 1.3 miles
- Dinas Powis Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Dinas Powys Parish 1.8 miles
- Sully Ward 1.9 miles
- Sully and Lavernock Parish 1.9 miles
- Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith Parish 2 miles
- Grangetown Parish 2 miles
- Butetown Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Stanwell
CF64 3JA, CF64 3PZ, CF64 3UP, CF64 3UE, CF64 2WJ, CF64 3EU, CF64 3NQ, CF64 3ED, CF64 3HT … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 7.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 20.5 miles
- Penarth Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Dingle Road Railway Station 0.6 miles
Hotels near Stanwell Ad
- Beachcliff Hotel and Apartments 0.8 miles
- Parador44 3.3 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 3.4 miles
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Staybridge Suites Cardiff 4 2.8 miles
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Clayton Hotel Cardiff 4 3 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4 3.5 miles
- Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff 3 3 miles
- Future Inns Cardiff Bay 4 2.7 miles
Schools in Stanwell
- Stanwell School Secondary
- Victoria Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 1.6 miles
- Cardiff University University 2.7 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 2.9 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 2.9 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 3.3 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 3.6 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 3.9 miles
- Barry Harbour Harbour 5.1 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 5.3 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 8.7 miles