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Barry lies on the north coast of the Bristol Channel, approximately 9 miles from Cardiff.
Barry is a seaside resort, with lovely beaches and the resurrected Barry Island Pleasure Park. According to the 2011 census, the population of Barry was 51,502, making it the fifth largest town in Wales, after Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Merthyr Tydfil.
Barry has had a huge amount of investment in recent years, including the development of the waterfront, a retail park and new neighbourhood of Barry featuring modern apartments and houses. Aside from the Waterfront, Barry properties vary from Victorian / Edwardian houses on roads like Park Road, Romilly Park towards Porthkerry Road and the High Street, to newer housing estates like Pencoedtre Lane.
The area is most known for Barry Island, a peninsula forming part of the town of Barry, where BBC’s Gavin and Stacey was mainly filmed.
Barry is a large town with plenty to do, including Barry Island Pleasure Park, beautiful beaches and an array of sports clubs, restaurants and cafes.
There are four railway stations in the town: Barry, Barry Docks, Barry Island and Cadoxton. The area is also very well served by bus links.
There are several primary schools and 4 secondary schools, Barry Comprehensive , Bryn Hafren Comprehensive, St Richard Gwyn and Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg, a Welsh-medium school.
Our property experts have what it takes to find you the perfect property in Barry. If you feel you would like to live in Barry, or would like to find out more about the area, please get in touch with us at ACJ. Call us on 029 2041 5161