But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.
It was the same picture in Worthing, where prices rose by 1.7 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 eight of the 13 MSOAs that make up Worthing saw a rise in house prices over the same period. Ferring and Kingston Gorse falls under the remit of Arun District Council, so has not been included.
Here we reveal which neighbourhoods saw the strongest growth in the year to September 2020.
13. Durrington South
The lowest price increase was in Durrington South where the average price fell to £253,463, down by 12.4% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 212 homes changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a rise of 18%. Photo: Google