But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.
It was the same picture in Horsham, where prices rose by 7.7 per cent in the year to September 2020. Across the South East, prices rose by 3.4 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 11 of the 16 MSOAs that make up Horsham 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.
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The tenth biggest price hike was in Littlehaven where the average price rose to £403,952, up by 3.1 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 144 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 14 per cent. Photo: Google Streetview
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The eleventh biggest price hike was in Cowfold & Partridge Green where the average price rose to £473,738, up by 1.2 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 44 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 44 per cent. photo by derek martin ENGSUS00320140601145606 Photo: Haywards Heath