Demand shifts towards outer London

London house prices have underperformed the national average over the past year as the pandemic has led to a shift in demand away from inner cities. Arguably London was due a period of weaker price growth even before the pandemic hit, following the outperformance of the capital in the 2010s. That said, price falls have been focused in the most central boroughs, while the best performing outer boroughs have seen price rises akin to the national average.