Streatham is new hotspot

Four areas in the South-East feature in a new top 10 of property hotspots, identified today as areas where prices are expected to buck national trends and rise strongly.

St Albans, Streatham, the major new development at Paddington Waterside and the commuter town of Harpenden have been highlighted by Location, Location, Location, a property magazine linked to the Channel 4 series of the same name.

It says that Streatham, currently rather lacking in glamour, is due to benefit from a new supermarket and tram route.

"Three mainline stations plus comparatively low house prices could help make this the 'new Battersea'," the magazine claims.

Paddington Waterside, a development of apartment blocks and offices, is poised to become the "Canary Wharf of west London," according to the magazine.

The full top 10 is: Harpenden, Herts; Streatham; Northumberland; South Warwickshire; Shaftesbury; the Doncaster, Hull and Sheffield 'triangle'; Paddington Waterside; St Albans; Belper, Derbyshire; Lincolnshire.