Cefn East is a ward within Wrexham that covers the eastern portion of the Cefn neighbourhood, largely made up of residential streets with a mix of older terraced housing and post‑war estates. It sits on the edge of the Dee Valley and has easy links into Wrexham town, so many residents commute while still enjoying some semi‑rural outlooks and nearby green space.
The area carries a visible industrial heritage from 19th‑century coal and ironworking, reflected in local topography and older buildings, and retains a strong community feel with local clubs, churches and community centres. Economically the ward is typical of post‑industrial north Wales: local shops and services sit alongside a workforce that increasingly travels to larger employment centres, and there’s a lively local identity expressed through small events and recreational groups.
Postcode districts covering Cefn East
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 17 miles
- Chester Castle 16.7 miles
- Shrewsbury 21.9 miles
- Wrexham 6.6 miles
- Buckley 14 miles
- Flint 19.3 miles
- Hawarden 15.6 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 2.8 miles
- Oswestry 8 miles
- Oswestry Rural 9.4 miles
- Brymbo 7.2 miles
- Nantwich 24 miles
Neighbouring places
- Acrefair and Cefn-mawr Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Cefn Parish 0.9 miles
- Acrefair North Ward 0.9 miles
- Froncysyllte Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Cefn West Ward 1.1 miles
- Llangollen Rural Parish 1.2 miles
- Trevor Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Chirk North Ward 1.4 miles
- Penycae and Ruabon South Ward 1.7 miles
- Ruabon Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Chirk South Ward 1.9 miles
- Penycae Parish 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Cefn East
LL14 3PL, LL14 3YY, LL14 3PB, LL14 3NB, LL14 3JA, LL14 3PH, LL14 3NH, LL14 3JW, LL14 3AQ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 26.7 miles
- Manchester Airport 42.3 miles
- Ruabon Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Chirk Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Wrexham Bus Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Cefn East Ad
- The Mulberry Inn 4.7 miles
- The Chainbridge Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 7.9 miles
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 3.6 miles
- Gales of Llangollen 3 4.1 miles
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- The Lemon Tree 3 6.4 miles
- The Wild Pheasant Hotel & Spa 4 4.5 miles
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 4.2 miles
Schools in Cefn East
- Cefn Mawr C P School Primary
- Ysgol Min y Ddol Primary
Local points of interest
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 0.1 miles
- Erddig Country house 4.7 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 4.7 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 6.2 miles
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 6.3 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 6.8 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 9.9 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 11.6 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 12.3 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles
- Eaton Hall Estate 13.7 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 14.3 miles