Radyr
Radyr is an outer suburb of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The suburb is situated in the west of the city, although it was originally a separate village, and is located around 5 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. The population was recorded at 4,658 according to the 2001 Census. Radyr is administratively linked to the adjacent community of Morganstown, but they are now physically divided by the M4 motorway.
The writer Roald Dahl lived in Radyr as a boy in the 1920s, describing his house as an "imposing country mansion, surrounded by acres of farm and woodland" in his book: Tales of Childhood. More recently, the outdoor scenes in an episode of the TV science fiction series Torchwood were filmed mostly around Radyr Primary School.
The average selling price in Radyr is currently £261,573. The most expensive property for sale in Radyr is £675,000 which currently remains the same. The least expensive property for sale in Radyr at the moment is £80,000. The average rental price is £600.00 per calendar month. 237 properties have sold in Radyr within the last twelve months. Of these, 16 were flats, 64 were terraces, 71 were semi-detached and 86 were detached.
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