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.
These show 14of the 22 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that make up Dacorum saw a rise in house prices over the same period.
Here we reveal which neighbourhoods saw the strongest growth in the year to September 2020.
5. Berkhamsted Town
The fifth biggest price hike was in Berkhamsted Town where the average price rose to £640,727, up by 8.8 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 90 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 15 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
6. Highfield
The sixth biggest price hike was in Highfield where the average price rose to £289,141, up by 8.6 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 48 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 29 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
7. Gadebridge and Old Town
The seventh biggest price hike was in Gadebridge and Old Town where the average price rose to £350,288, up by 7.8 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 52 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 30 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
8. Bovingdon and Chipperfield
The eighth biggest price hike was in Bovingdon and Chipperfield where the average price rose to £608,219, up by 7.8 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 122 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a rise of two per cent. Photo: Google Maps