{"id":28382,"date":"2026-03-24T12:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=28382"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:54:27","slug":"school-catchment-impact-on-london-property","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/web-stories\/school-catchment-impact-on-london-property\/","title":{"rendered":"How school catchment areas affect property prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Source+Sans+3%3Awght%40400%3B700&amp;family=Roboto\" 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style=\"background-color:#3e4d36\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-50dedc54-6808-4283-810c-aaa158822c66\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.11382%;left:0%;top:-0.05691%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-uk-road-sign.webp\" alt=\"Road sign\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-uk-road-sign.webp 604w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-uk-road-sign-575x1024.webp 575w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-uk-road-sign-169x300.webp 169w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-uk-road-sign-150x267.webp 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506% \/ 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273%\" id=\"el-3da8a8bf-d2ba-4d76-a712-705f0ad473e0\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6924731182795695% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Parents prioritise homes near well-performing schools, increasing demand and competition<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"e888e636-5b2d-40a3-b0af-c042ec3fecd1\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" 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