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Daniel Keane

Revealed: Gap in life expectancy between rich and poor London areas has increased as house prices rise

Life expectancy was found to be highest in the central London districts

(Picture: REUTERS)

The gap in life expectancy between the richest and poorest areas of London has increased as house prices rise in a study showing how polarised the capital has become.

Researchers at Imperial College London tracked changes in life expectancy in thousands of areas between 2002 and 2019 and analysed these alongside data on house prices from the Land Registry.

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