The 16 London areas tipped for growth
Price ripples spreading from prime central London are driving up values in surrounding districts, so where should you buy? We reveal the 16 lower-priced areas with new homes and growth potential over the next 10 years.
Waterloo and London's South Bank: 2,000 new homes
The South Bank's residential population is about to get a significant boost with nearly 2,000 new homes underway on the doorstep of Waterloo station - including 877 flats with spectacular views next to the London Eye at the iconic Shell Centre.
Banbury spotlight
The small town of Banbury in Oxfordshire is a home-hunter's dream, with good-value elegant family houses and charming cottages surrounded by attractive countryside villages - all within an hour's commute to London.
Rochester spotlight
Rochester sits close to the river Medway in Kent, 30 miles south-east of London. The cobbled streets of this ancient city have set the scene for some of Dickens's most famous works, while its mix of period homes and riverside flats attract Londoners.
Home aboard the Mary Rose
Henry VIII's famous Tudor warship capsized more than 500 years ago. Now, the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth is a time capsule that reveals the elegant simplicity of this astonishingly well-preserved early English oak furniture.
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Buy of the week: Fulham, SW6
This smart Victorian garden flat in sought-after Sands End, Fulham, has two double bedrooms and an open-plan reception/dining space opening to a stylish walled garden.
Out of town: Lower Slaughter, Glos
This Cotswolds cutie is in Lower Slaughter - one of Gloucestershire’s prettiest villages. The three-bedroom home has a spacious drawing room, a fine conservatory and stunning views over clipped gardens.
Life-changer: King's Lynn, Norfolk
City living might become a distant memory once you up sticks to The Old Coach House in the village of Ingoldisthorpe. There is bags of potential with this 4,000sq ft house to turn its seven bedrooms into guest suites.
Spotlight on Berkhamsted
Nestled in the rolling hills of Hertfordshire, Berkhamsted is 30 miles north-west of the Londonand has a pretty high street, a picturesque canal and a good mix of family houses and town centre flats.-
Buy of the week: Fulham, SW6
This smart Victorian garden flat in sought-after Sands End, Fulham, has two double bedrooms and an open-plan reception/dining space opening to a stylish walled garden. -
Out of town: Lower Slaughter, Glos
This Cotswolds cutie is in Lower Slaughter - one of Gloucestershire’s prettiest villages. The three-bedroom home has a spacious drawing room, a fine conservatory and stunning views over clipped gardens. -
Life-changer: King's Lynn, Norfolk
City living might become a distant memory once you up sticks to The Old Coach House in the village of Ingoldisthorpe. There is bags of potential with this 4,000sq ft house to turn its seven bedrooms into guest suites.
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Honor Oak Park, Denmark Hill and Bushey
The London Overground offers commuters the most punctual service in Britain. We take a look at some of the best value-for-money locations to find homes along the line's new orbital route, taking in Bushey, Honor Oak Park and Denmark Hill.
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Borough spotlight
Borough has gone through a transformation from the ground to the skies. Now the area attracts food lovers and City professionals who want live in the shadow of The Shard where an array of property is on offer.Knightsbridge spotlight
In return for eye-popping house prices, Knightsbridge offers its rich residents landscaped garden squares, Hyde Park on the doorstep and world-class shopping.Stanmore spotlight
The north-west London suburb of Stanmore, between Edgware and Bushey, has an interesting past, a range of properties to suit all budgets and a guaranteed seat on the morning train for rush-hour commuters.Ealing spotlight
Ealing's large Victorian and Edwardian houses count among the finest in the capital. With top-quality homes, fantastic transport links and some film studio glamour, Ealing has plenty of family appeal.King's Cross spotlight
Europe's best-connected transport hub has become a much sought-after and exciting place to live, with 2,000 new homes, 10 new parks and 20 new streets still to come.Surbiton spotlight
This Thames-side town shot to fame in the Seventies sitcom The Good Life. Now, families love Surbiton's riverside setting and easy commutes to the City, while first-time buyers find affordable homes.In the know
Property history blog: Melanie Backe-Hansen
From famous residents - past and present - to ghostly apparitions, bricks and mortar have many stories to tell. Melanie Backe-Hansen specialises in the history of property including the imposing mansion blocks in Little Venice, the stables (now mews houses) in Belgravia and many more.
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Folkestone spotlight
Travelling from London to Folkestone now takes less than an hour. And this East Kent seaside town has a range of period and new-build homes plus a picturesque harbour and sandy beaches.
Sell in London and buy two homes in the country
New research shows that enough money would be raised by selling the average London family home to buy a property in a commuting area, with enough left over to purchase a buy-to-let flat in a good rental area, providing an income and a pension pot.
Spotlight on Berkhamsted
Nestled in the rolling hills of Hertfordshire, Berkhamsted is 30 miles north-west of the Londonand has a pretty high street, a picturesque canal and a good mix of family houses and town centre flats. Banbury spotlight
The small town of Banbury in Oxfordshire is a home-hunter's dream, with good-value elegant family houses and charming cottages surrounded by attractive countryside villages - all within an hour's commute to London.More area guides
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Spotlight on Berkhamsted
Nestled in the rolling hills of Hertfordshire, Berkhamsted is 30 miles north-west of the Londonand has a pretty high street, a picturesque canal and a good mix of family houses and town centre flats.
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Sell in London and buy two homes in the country
New research shows that enough money would be raised by selling the average London family home to buy a property in a commuting area, with enough left over to purchase a buy-to-let flat in a good rental area, providing an income and a pension pot.
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Honor Oak Park, Denmark Hill and Bushey
The London Overground offers commuters the most punctual service in Britain. We take a look at some of the best value-for-money locations to find homes along the line's new orbital route, taking in Bushey, Honor Oak Park and Denmark Hill.
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Banbury spotlight
The small town of Banbury in Oxfordshire is a home-hunter's dream, with good-value elegant family houses and charming cottages surrounded by attractive countryside villages - all within an hour's commute to London.
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Borough spotlight
Borough has gone through a transformation from the ground to the skies. Now the area attracts food lovers and City professionals who want live in the shadow of The Shard where an array of property is on offer.
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Sell in London and buy two homes in the country
New research shows that enough money would be raised by selling the average London family home to buy a property in a commuting area, with enough left over to purchase a buy-to-let flat in a good rental area, providing an income and a pension pot.
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Spotlight on Berkhamsted
Nestled in the rolling hills of Hertfordshire, Berkhamsted is 30 miles north-west of the Londonand has a pretty high street, a picturesque canal and a good mix of family houses and town centre flats.
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Banbury: new homes
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Banbury spotlight
The small town of Banbury in Oxfordshire is a home-hunter's dream, with good-value elegant family houses and charming cottages surrounded by attractive countryside villages - all within an hour's commute to London.
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Rochester: best-rated primary and secondary schools
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