Ranked: Prime London’s top-performing postcodes
W8 was the hotspot for high-end deals last year, according to granular analysis of Land Registry transaction data across the prime postcodes, with 148 sales registered above £2m; the highest average sold price was recorded in SW1X, while SW1P posted the biggest annual price uplift...
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