Waunllwyd is a distinctive block of council housing, situated within the larger housing estate at Penywaun. Penywaun has a population of approx. 3,000 and the local housing estate was largely built by the Local Council after the Second World War, in several phases.

Photographed during aerial reconnaissance by RCAHMW on 24th May 2010.
L. Osborne, 16th December 2011.