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.
9. Hemel Hempstead Town
The ninth biggest price hike was in Hemel Hempstead Town where the average price rose to £301,585, up by 3.4 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 120 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 17 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
10. Boxmoor and Apsley
The tenth biggest price hike was in Boxmoor and Apsley where the average price rose to £417,613, up by 2.6 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 157 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 34 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
11. Tring North
The eleventh biggest price hike was in Tring North where the average price rose to £441,828, up by 2.1 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 68 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 11 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
12. Chaulden
The twelfth biggest price hike was in Chaulden where the average price rose to £355,181, up by 1.7 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 36 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 40 per cent. Photo: Google Maps