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Dunvant

Dunvant is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 4,383. It has one pharmacy, around two restaurants and cafés, and 21 bus stops, with Gowerton railway station 2.6 km away. There were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dunvant area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Swansea area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 238,489 residents at roughly 632 people per km².

Council
Swansea
County
West Glamorgan
Constituency
Swansea West
Police force
South Wales

Weather

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 15° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:40

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

16 reported · July 2026 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order3
  • Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Dunvant and Killay · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Nuisance motorbikes & scooters
  • Road safety & speeding

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

138 reported road collisions (2024)

19 killed or seriously injured · 172 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

111 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 91 rated 4–5 ★ (67 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gowerton (2.6 km)
  • 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gowerton (2.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£206,059 average 0.2% YoY

Across Swansea · to 2026-06

Detached£329,065
Semi-detached£211,208
Terraced£169,527
Flat£109,596

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£848 average monthly rent 6% YoY

  • 1 bed £684
  • 2 bed £793
  • 3 bed £893

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (5.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (5 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

36 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Gower Power (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

238,489 residents in Swansea · 632/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Wales

11% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 23% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 115,650)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Tonia Antoniazzi

Labour

Gower

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

14 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Dunvant – Flexible Schedule, Online Biology Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£719 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,255 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 111,325 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

43% low-carbon electricity

Gas 57% · Wind 42% · Nuclear 0%

226 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gower:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Dunvant · 0.2 km

    Dunvant is a suburban district and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, and falls within the Dunvant ward. It is situated in a valley some 4.5 miles west of Swansea city centre. The population as of the…

  • Dunvant and Killay · 0.2 km

    Dunvant and Killay, formerly Dunvant, is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after the village of Dunvant and neighbouring Killay, which lie within the ward.

  • Fairwood Hospital · 1.3 km

    Fairwood Hospital was a health facility in Upper Killay, Swansea, Wales. It was managed by the Swansea Bay University Health Board.

  • Killay North · 1.3 km

    Killay North is a former electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales which consisted of some or all of the following areas: Killay, Olchfa and Waunarlwydd, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West…

  • Killay South · 1.3 km

    Killay South was an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward was mainly rural and consisted of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Ilston, Killay, Sketty and Upper Killay in the parli…

  • Killay railway station · 1.6 km

    Killay railway station served the suburb of Killay, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1867 to 1964 on the Llanelly Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Dunvant?
Dunvant is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Swansea local authority.
What is the population of Dunvant?
Dunvant has an approximate settlement population of 4,383.
How deprived is Dunvant?
The Swansea local authority, which includes Dunvant, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.