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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Anna White

London's hottest postcodes: the areas where buyer demand keeps rising despite the downturn

The outer east London cluster of Wanstead, Leytonstone, Walthamstow, Forest Gate and South Woodford are the hottest-selling postcodes in the capital, driven by young families pushing out from Hackney to get on the ladder or get more property for their money.

These micro housing markets are busy in stark contrast to the paralysis that has gripped the wider London housing market.

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