The unlikely places in London to buy a £1 million penthouse

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LONDON'S eight-year housing boom means £1 million (S$1.8 million) flats are being offered in areas historically associated with heavy industry and subsidised worker's housing.

Telford Homes Plc last week said it had sold three penthouses in once-down-at-heel Stratford for more than £1 million. More than 780 penthouses are on sale in London for more than that amount, according to listings on real estate website Zoopla.Here are six penthouses in unlikely places in London that are selling for at least £1 million.