The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented economic shock in the UK, closing businesses and putting people out of work left, right and centre.
But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.
It was the same picture in Dacorum, where prices rose by 4.2 per cent in the year to September 2020. Across the East of England, prices rose by 2.2 per cent.
The ONS also publishes house price figures by Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) – small geographic areas containing an average of 7,200 people.
But there were eight neighbourhoods in Dacorum where prices decreased.
Here we reveal which neighbourhoods saw house prices decrease in the year to September 2020.
1. Warners End
The biggest price drop was in Warners End, where the average price fell to £349,195, down by 4.2 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 59 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a rise of four per cent. Photo: Google Maps
2. Tring West and Long Marston
In Tring West and Long Marston, the average price fell to £492,157, down by 4.1 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 90 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a rise of two per cent. Photo: Google Maps
3. Leverstock Green
In Leverstock Green, the average price fell to £465,444, down by four per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 66 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 37 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
4. Kings Langley
In Kings Langley, the average price fell to £569,058, down by 3.1 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 55 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 24 per cent. Photo: Google Maps