Dunvant sits on the western edge of Swansea in Wales, tucked beneath the slopes that lead out to the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its setting is marked by the wooded corridors of Clyne Valley Country Park and the ornamental plantings of Clyne Gardens, with former railway lines and industrial cuttings now used as walks and cycle routes that link the village to the coast and neighbouring suburbs.
Historically the community expanded in the 19th century with coal, quarrying and rail links, but today it reads more as a suburban village with local shops, a primary school and an active community life centred on sports clubs and village halls. Pockets of industrial archaeology and Victorian housing survive alongside commuter households, giving Dunvant a mix of historic character and a quietly civic local culture.
Postcode districts covering Dunvant
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 3.8 miles
- Tonypandy 24.8 miles
- Bridgend 21.6 miles
- Llanelli 5.9 miles
- Llanelli Rural 8 miles
- Neath 9.5 miles
- Coity Higher 21.7 miles
- Briton Ferry 9 miles
- Ammanford 11.6 miles
- Maesteg 16.4 miles
- Gorseinon 2.9 miles
- Carmarthen 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dunvant Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Dunvant and Killay Ward 0.3 miles
- Killay Parish 0.7 miles
- Upper Killay Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Fairwood Ward 1.2 miles
- Waunarlwydd Ward 1.2 miles
- Gowerton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Three Crosses Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Sketty Parish 2 miles
- Canisland Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Cockett Ward 2.4 miles
- Llwchwr Parish 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Dunvant
SA2 7XD, SA2 7SR, SA2 7SL, SA2 7PL, SA2 7UE, SA2 7UX, SA2 7UW, SA2 7TP, SA2 7UZ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 33.7 miles
- Bristol Airport 59 miles
- Gowerton Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Swansea Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Dunvant Ad
- Patricks Boathouse 4.1 miles
- Oyster House 4 3.9 miles
- The Georgian Swansea 5 4.2 miles
- The Gower Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Morgans Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- Ice House Apartments 4 4.4 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swansea 4 4 miles
- The Grand Hotel 3 4 miles
- Ibis Swansea 2 5.2 miles
- The Carlton Hotel Mumbles 3 4.1 miles
Schools in Dunvant
- DUNVANT Primary SCHOOL Primary
- Pen-Y-Fro Primary
Local points of interest
- The Egypt Center Museum 2.7 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 4.2 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 6.3 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 6.3 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 10.1 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.3 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 10.5 miles
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles
- Towyn Burrows Hill 13.8 miles
- Pembrey Forest Forest 13.9 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 15.7 miles