But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.
It was the same picture in Harrogate, however, where prices rose by 7.4% in the year to September 2020. Across Yorkshire and the Humber, prices rose by 3.2%.
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 13 of the 21 MSOAs that make up Harrogate 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.
13. Central Harrogate
The thirteenth biggest price hike was in Central Harrogate, where the average price rose to £357,438 up by 3.7% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 128 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 40% on the year before. Photo: Google Maps