This early middle-aged exodus has a visibly beneficial, replenishing effect on London itself, as the city-smart wheat is separated from its more wistful, pragmatic seaside chaff. It’s like the city has had a new haircut, a couple of discreet shots of Botox or tried a first round of Ozempic. With the middle-aged thinning out of view, the city looks younger, prettier, leaner, cooler. It feels more exciting. An unusual Zone 2 borough emerges to which the young magnetise, stamping their identity all over it. In a flash, the visual landscape of Tottenham Hale Tube station is doing its bit to break down the gender binary. House prices may be cheaper, but you don’t get much of that in, say, Worthing.
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