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.
5. Tring East, Wigginton and Aldbury
In Tring East, Wigginton and Aldbury, the average price fell to £609,282, down by 1.8 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 67 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 8 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
6. Grovehill
In Grovehill, the average price fell to £295,265, down by 1.8 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 51 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 35 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
7. Nash Mills and Bennetts End
In Nash Mills and Bennetts End, the average price fell to £358,127, down by one per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 87 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 36 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
8. Corner Hall
In Corner Hall, the average price fell to £360,341, down by 0.1 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 44 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 30 per cent. Photo: Google Maps