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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

12°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 12° / 9° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:45

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

17 reported · August 2026▼ 15% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order4
  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Vehicle crime3

Neighbourhood team: Dunvant and Killay · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Nuisance motorbikes and scooters
  • Road safety and speeding

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

Road safety

107 reported road collisions (2025)

22 killed or seriously injured · 140 casualties · 4.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

114 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 92 rated 4–5 ★ (69 top)
  • 2 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

£211,177 average▲ 1.8% YoY

Across Swansea · to 2026-08

Detached£335,628
Semi-detached£216,411
Terraced£174,313
Flat£112,603

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£852 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £688
  • 2 bed £797
  • 3 bed £897

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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: 186.9p · BP (9.9 km)

8 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,408
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,622
  • Net moves−1,214

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

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:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

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

8,570 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Male Senior Support Worker, Male Support Worker - Howells Road

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

16% low-carbon electricity

Gas 84% · Wind 8% · Solar 8%

330 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in SA2

  • Sketty & Killay Medical Centre
  • The Grove Medical Centre
  • Uplands & Mumbles Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gower:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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.