Nappy Valley grows up ; The family-favourite 'villages' south of the river are about to enjoy some very posh refurbishment, says David Spittles

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: February 27, 2008| Author: David Spittles | Copyright information

THE Nappy Valley heartland of south-west London, best known for its Victorian family housing surrounding the leafy commons, is to get a raft of new designer flats with the arrival of showpiece regeneration schemes in the town centres of Clapham, Wandsworth and Streatham.

In recent years, bonus money filtering down has helped invigorate these areas where families traditionally trade up to bigger houses in better streets. Unlike, say, Chelsea, there are still upand- coming pockets where ...

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