House prices in Burnley: the areas where average prices increased the most in the last year despite Covid crisis

By Kelvin Stuttard

Published 1st May 2021, 07:00 BST

The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented economic shock in the UK, closing businesses and putting people out of work left, right and centre.

But despite that, average house prices held up across England – even if there was a drop in sales.

It was the same picture in Burnley however, where prices rose 6.9% in the year to September 2020. Across the North West, prices rose by 2.5%.

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 nine of the 12 MSOAs that make up Burnley 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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House prices rose 6.9% in the year to September 2020

£75,180 - 90,607 Up by 20.5%

£75,180 - 90,607 Up by 20.5%

£92,945 - £109,824 Up by 18.2%

£155,144 - £181,924 Up by 17.3%

£66,554 - £74,577 Up by 12.1%