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CF63 (Barry) area guide
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Postcode District:
CF63
Postcode District Name:
Barry
Location:
The CF63 postcode district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Barry, Baruc, Buttrills, Cadoc, Castleland, Court, Dinas Powys, Dyfan, Gibbonsdown.
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Present Day:
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Notes:
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Old area guide:
The commentary below was written for the mouseprice.com website in 2006, please be aware that the comments below might be out of date. We recommend disregarding these comments in favour of the data that can be found either above or in the other sections of this website.
Market trends:
 The size of the property market in CF63 is 8458 homes.
Property in this postcode district (CF63) has been growing at a nominal annual rate of 14.1% over the last 5 years. This rate can be indicative ofa dynamic local economy and housing market. Property price growth in this area has significantly exceeded growth in earnings and the national average house price growth, and so the likelihood of it continuing will be dependent upon price earnings ratio, as well as investment by developers and local authorities in continually upgrading local infrastructure, schools, in addition to the continued strength of the local and national economies and any other economies upon which the area depends.
The average property in this postcode district was valued at £126262 over the last 3 months.
When examining the ability of consumers to further extend themselves in the face of increasing property prices, many commentators pay close attention to the price earnings ratio. Price Earnings Ratio in this postcode district is 8.1.
New transactions as a percentage of overall sales are 19.6%.
Housing stock:
Terraced Houses make up the most significant portion of the housing stock, representing 49.9% of the total.
The least common type of property in this area is Detached Houses (9.4% of the total housing stock).
The property in this area caters well for retirees and young couples who do not have large families. alt="Barry property">Socially rented accommodation represents a significant percentage of the total rented accommodation in the area at 20.3%.
The majority of property in this area is owner occupied.
The average price of a two bed property in this area is less that the national average of £187894 at £120666.
Who lives here:
The average age in this area is 34.
Single people make up 31.6% of the population in this postcode district.
Average working hours in this area for men are 42 and for women are 30.
This area has 28.2 people per square kilometre.
The largest source of work in this area is Wholesale & Retail (19.5% of workers), followed by Construction (13.3%).
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