But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.
It was a different picture in Mid Sussex however, where prices fell by 2.9 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 five of the 17 MSOAs that make up Mid Sussex 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 biggest price hike was in East Grinstead East where the average price rose to £416,578, up by 6.6 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 90 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 35 per cent. Photo: Google
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The second biggest price hike was in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney where the average price rose to £567,220, up by 5.6 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 97 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 6 per cent. Photo: Google
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The third biggest price hike was in East Grinstead Central & North where the average price rose to £323,484, up by 5.5 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 181 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 10 per cent. Photo: Google
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The fourth biggest price hike was in Burgess Hill West where the average price rose to £350,050, up by 3.6 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 105 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 10 per cent. Photo: Google