Latest reinvention of the traditional terrace creates new family homes in Balham

A “spillover” trend along the southern section of the Northern line shows more buyers hunting for cheaper homes beyond Clapham in Balham, which has suddenly become, in estate agent-speak, south Clapham.

The area is packed with young singles who fill the bars, gastropubs and delis along the lively high road, while away from the bustling centre, Balham is fringed with greenery and Victorian and Edwardian family homes.

Barrington Gardens is a reinvention of a traditional terrace — townhouses with a kitchen-dining-living space with light well and glass doors that open to the rear garden, plus secure gated parking. From £1,095,000. Call 020 7720 5932.