Cockett

Cockett Welsh: Y Cocyd
Waunarlwydd Road
Cockett Location within Swansea
Population	13,362 (Ward and Community 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SS629939
Community	Cockett
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWANSEA
Postcode district	SA2, SA5
Dialling code	01792
Police	South Wales
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Swansea West
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Swansea West

Cockett (Welsh: Y Cocyd) is a district and community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Swansea city centre. It includes the eastern half of Gowerton.

Cockett, in common with much of western Swansea, was the result of late Victorian and early twentieth century expansion. More housing estates were developed during the 20th century and further housing was constructed near the Townhill district in the early 2000s. The area now has a broad mix of housing stock. 83 per cent of the property in the Cockett neighbourhood is owner occupied.^[2] The South Wales Police regional headquarters for Swansea were based in Cockett, as is Dylan Thomas Community School. The South Wales Police regional headquarters are now located closer to the city centre however. There are a few shops in central Cockett, but the nearest shopping districts are on Carmarthen Road (A483) to the north and the Swansea West Business Park to the north-west.

The main road through Cockett is the A4216 road linking Sketty to the south with Fforestfach to the north. Cockett railway station is a currently disused railway station to the north, by Station Road. The old platforms on the West Wales Lines are still in place and there are proposals by South West Wales Integrated Transport Consortium to reinstate this station in the future, which would provide a 10-minute journey to Swansea railway station in the city centre.^[3] Cockett is served by First Cymru buses from Swansea bus station: numbers 15 and 17 to Gowerton; number 43 to Morriston Hospital and numbers 400 and 404 to Llanelli.^[4]

References

1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
2. "Cockett: Electoral division profile" (PDF). City and County of Swansea council. Retrieved 25 June 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "Wales RUS Draft for Consultation" (PDF). Network Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
4. "Maps/Routes: Swansea" (PDF). First Cymru. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008.