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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Six hot homes near The Shard in SE1
By Kristy Gray
Europe's tallest tower, The Shard, is offering 10 high-altitude luxury flats, at prices that could reach a sky-high £50 million. But as there is nothing like a posh block to raise the kudos of a neighbourhood, we take a property tour around the tower — from London Bridge to Bermondsey — to find six other impressive homes, from first-time buyer flats to charming mews houses and investment opportunities. 
Mews house
This charming, 671sq ft mews house is in a gated development close to the shops and restaurants of Bermondsey Square and Tower Bridge Road, with quick access to the City. Downstairs is an open-plan kitchen/living room which leads to a small private garden. A spacious bedroom with a handy storage area is upstairs.
£399,900: Grange Road, London SE1
Luxury penthouse with views
Take in the spectacular views across Tower Bridge and the City skyline from this penthouse apartment in a warehouse conversion in Shad Thames. The large, open-plan reception room has floor-to-ceiling windows to showcase the views, as well as a large, private west-facing terrace. The en suite master bedroom also has its own terrace and the building has a private swimming pool, gym, 24-hour porterage and secure parking.
£1.5 million: Tea Trade Wharf, Shad Thames, London SE1
Affordable first-time buy
This one-bedroom flat is in the heart of SE1, close to Tower Bridge, Bermondsey and vibrant Borough Market. Set on the first floor of a residential pub conversion, the apartment has high ceilings, a smart reception room, good-sized kitchen and spacious bedroom. The City and Canary Wharf are also within easy reach on the Jubilee line.
Guide price £235,000: Fort Road, London SE1
New home: one-bedroom flat
This one-bedroom apartment is on the second floor of Zona Court, a boutique new-build development of eight flats in a quiet side street opposite Bermondsey Square, with its cafés, bars and weekend farmer's market. A modern open-plan kitchen/reception leads to a bathroom and the double bedroom, with floor-to-ceiling windows and wood flooring throughout. Lively Bermondsey Street is also close, and London Bridge Station is within a 15-minute walk.
£305,000: Grange Walk, London SE1
New home: luxury family house
This shiny, new family home offers the rare luxury of space (3,586sq ft) in a prime central London neighbourhood just minutes from Borough Tube station. Spread over four floors, this Georgian-style terrace house has modern interiors throughout. A spacious room on the lower ground floor could be used as a gym/cinema/playroom, while the ground floor has an open-plan kitchen/dining room and a separate reception room opening on to a 460sq ft private garden. The master en suite bedroom is on the first floor next to a further bedroom/living room, with two more bedrooms and bathrooms on the top level.
£2.5 million: Bedford Row, London SE1
Investment property
With three good sized bedrooms, a large roof terrace and a long lease, this split-level flat in Southwark could make an ideal long-term investment. Located just off the Old Kent Road, there are good bus routes to Elephant & Castle, as well as Borough and Bermondsey Tube stations.
£295,000: Hendre Road, off Old Kent Road, London SE1
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