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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Hot homes: London's mews houses
By Kristy Gray
Hidden from busy roads and tucked away behind London’s grand squares are some of the capital’s most charming homes — mews houses. Once the humble quarters of servants and stable hands, these picturesque terrace cottages are often set along idyllic cobbled streets or at the end of quiet cul-de-sacs in the some of the smartest parts of town.Full of individual character and period charm, mews homes offer flexible living areas — some with coveted inner-city garage spaces — and are often part of what feels like a friendly village community, with local pubs, independent shops and restaurants on the doorstep.
We take a property tour to uncover some of the best classic mews homes in town — and also find some stunning modern mews conversions.
South Kensington
£1.25 million: two-bedroom house in Stanhope Mews East, SW7
A recently refurbished mews house with an architect-designed interior, featuring flexible sleeping and entertaining space and a charming outdoor terrace. Stanhope Mews East is halfway between Gloucester Road and South Kensington Tube stations, and is on the doorstep of the Natural History Museum and the V&A.
£1.25 million: two-bedroom house in Stanhope Mews East, SW7
A recently refurbished mews house with an architect-designed interior, featuring flexible sleeping and entertaining space and a charming outdoor terrace. Stanhope Mews East is halfway between Gloucester Road and South Kensington Tube stations, and is on the doorstep of the Natural History Museum and the V&A.
Knightsbridge
£895,000: one-bedroom flat in William Mews, SW1
A ground-floor flat that forms part of Whaddon House in William Mews with its own entrance, access to mews parking and a residential porter.
£895,000: one-bedroom flat in William Mews, SW1
A ground-floor flat that forms part of Whaddon House in William Mews with its own entrance, access to mews parking and a residential porter.
Belgravia
£1.4 million: two-bedroom house in Burton Mews, SW1
A two-bedroom period house in need of modernisation at Burton Mews, close to South Eaton Place in the heart of Belgravia.
£1.4 million: two-bedroom house in Burton Mews, SW1
A two-bedroom period house in need of modernisation at Burton Mews, close to South Eaton Place in the heart of Belgravia.
Chelsea
£1.75 million: two-bedroom house in Elm Park Lane, SW3
This smart little freehold house is tucked away in a very quiet location just off the Fulham Road and has a large open-plan kitchen and dining room as well as an integral garage.
£1.75 million: two-bedroom house in Elm Park Lane, SW3
This smart little freehold house is tucked away in a very quiet location just off the Fulham Road and has a large open-plan kitchen and dining room as well as an integral garage.
Kensington
£1.55 million: one-bedroom house in Queen's Gate Mews, SW7
This one-bedroom house is tucked away in a quiet mews close to Kensington Gardens and Gloucester Road and has been beautifully refurbished with high-spec interior details, two bathrooms and an open-plan kitchen.
£1.55 million: one-bedroom house in Queen's Gate Mews, SW7
This one-bedroom house is tucked away in a quiet mews close to Kensington Gardens and Gloucester Road and has been beautifully refurbished with high-spec interior details, two bathrooms and an open-plan kitchen.
Knightsbridge
£2.95 million: two-bedroom house in Lennox Gardens Mews, SW1
A charming freehold mews house spread over three floors, with a large double garage on the ground floor (which could be converted into extra living space - subject to planning permission) and additional private parking spaces outside. Upstairs is an open-plan kitchen and reception room, while two bedrooms and a small terrace are on the top floor.
£2.95 million: two-bedroom house in Lennox Gardens Mews, SW1
A charming freehold mews house spread over three floors, with a large double garage on the ground floor (which could be converted into extra living space - subject to planning permission) and additional private parking spaces outside. Upstairs is an open-plan kitchen and reception room, while two bedrooms and a small terrace are on the top floor.
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