But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.
It was the same picture in Central Bedfordshire, where prices rose by 1.2 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 18 of the 33 MSOAs that make up Central Bedfordshire 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.
. Leighton Buzzard Central
The biggest price hike was in Leighton Buzzard Central where the average price rose to £290,846, up by 13.5 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 137 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of five per cent. Photo: Google Maps
. Dunstable Manshead
The second biggest price hike was in Dunstable Manshead where the average price rose to £260,989, up by 11.3 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 47 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 16 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
. Cranfield & Apsley Guise
The third biggest price hike was in Cranfield & Apsley Guise where the average price rose to £433,528, up by 9.9 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 126 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 25 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
. Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell
The fourth biggest price hike was in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell where the average price rose to £534,164, up by 9.9 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall,83 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of eight per cent. Photo: Google Maps
. Houghton Regis South
The fifth biggest price hike was in Houghton Regis South where the average price rose to £279,963, up by 9.7 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 101 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 28 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
1. Leighton Buzzard Central
The biggest price hike was in Leighton Buzzard Central where the average price rose to £290,846, up by 13.5 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 137 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of five per cent. Photo: Google Maps
2. Dunstable Manshead
The second biggest price hike was in Dunstable Manshead where the average price rose to £260,989, up by 11.3 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 47 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 16 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
3. Cranfield & Apsley Guise
The third biggest price hike was in Cranfield & Apsley Guise where the average price rose to £433,528, up by 9.9 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall, 126 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 25 per cent. Photo: Google Maps
4. Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell
The fourth biggest price hike was in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell where the average price rose to £534,164, up by 9.9 per cent on the year to September 2019. Overall,83 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of eight per cent. Photo: Google Maps