But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.
It was the same picture in Arun, where prices rose by 2.6 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 six of the ten MSOAs that make up Littlehampton and the surrounding area 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.
1. Angmering North, Patching and Findon
The biggest price hike was in Angmering North, Patching and Findon where the average price rose to £413,714, up by 9.7% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 76 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 19% Photo: Google
2. Ferring and Kingston Gorse
The second biggest price hike was in Ferring and Kingston Gorse where the average price rose to £531,424, up by 8.2% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 99 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 23% Photo: Google
3. East Preston and Rustington East
The third biggest price hike was in East Preston and Rustington East where the average price rose to £443,611, up by 3.4% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 192 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 1% Photo: Google
4. Arundel
The fourth biggest price hike was in Arundel where the average price rose to £492,929, up by 1.3% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 69 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 14% Photo: Google