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 miles6 km
- Tonypandy 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Bridgend 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Llanelli 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Llanelli Rural 8 miles12.8 km
- Neath 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Coity Higher 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Briton Ferry 9 miles14.5 km
- Ammanford 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Maesteg 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Gorseinon 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Carmarthen 20 miles32.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Dunvant Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Dunvant and Killay Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Killay Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Upper Killay Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Fairwood Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Waunarlwydd Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Gowerton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Three Crosses Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Sketty Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Canisland Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cockett Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Llwchwr Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Dunvant
SA2 7TG, SA2 7UQ, SA2 7TF, SA2 7TE, SA2 7SA, SA2 7QQ, SA2 7NZ, SA2 7SH, SA2 7QA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 33.7 miles54.2 km
- Bristol Airport 59 miles95 km
- Gowerton Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Swansea Railway Station 4 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Dunvant Ad
- Patricks Boathouse 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Oyster House 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Gower Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swansea 4 4 miles6.4 km
- The Grand Hotel 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Village Hotel Swansea 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
Schools in Dunvant
- DUNVANT Primary SCHOOL Primary
- Pen-Y-Fro Primary
Local points of interest
- The Egypt Center Museum 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.3 miles16.5 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Towyn Burrows Hill 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Pembrey Forest Forest 13.9 miles22.4 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 15.7 miles25.2 km