But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.
It was the same picture Leeds, where prices rose by 7.1 per cent in the year to September 2020. Across Yorkshire and The Humber, prices rose by 3.2 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 that 83 of the 107 MSOAs that make up Leeds 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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1. Lady Wood and Oakwood
The biggest price hike was in Lady Wood and Oakwood where the average price rose to £323,527, up by 31.7% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 86 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 18% in property sales.
2. Beeston Hill and Hunslet Moor
The second biggest price hike was in Beeston Hill and Hunslet Moor where the average price rose to £112,059, up by 30.1% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 33 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 13% in property sales.
3. Pudsey North East
The third biggest price hike was in Pudsey North East where the average price rose to £199,253, up by 30.1% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 85 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 31% in property sales.
4. Belle Isle North
The fourth biggest price hike was in Belle Isle North where the average price rose to £127,523, up by 21.1% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 22 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 54% in property sales.
5. Hyde Park
The fifth biggest price hike was in Hyde Park where the average price rose to £174,938, up by 20.6% on the year to September 2019. Overall, eight houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 70% in property sales.
6. New Pudsey
The sixth biggest price hike was in New Pudsey where the average price rose to £215,910, up by 17.4% on the year to September 2019. Overall, 112 houses changed hands here between October 2019 and September 2020, a drop of 4% in property sales.