Revealed: How Hucknall house prices fared during the first lockdown

New figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) average house prices held up across England.

However, the story was a mixed one for the Dispatch region with prices rising in six areas but suffering a drop in three others.

Hucknall reflected this mixed bag all on it’s own with ONS figures from the year ending September 2019 to September 2020 – encompassing the first national lockdown – showing that average prices rose in West Hucknall and Hucknall Town, but fell in Hucknall North & East and Hucknall Westville.

West Hucknall was the joint third-best area in the whole of Ashfield – alongside Huthwaite – with the average house price up 7.9 per cent from £176,447 to £190,332.

Hucknall Town had a much smaller increase of just 0.5 per cent from £138,413 to £139,083.

Average house prices in Hucknall North & East dropped by 5.8 per cent from £206,189 to £194,233, while for Hucknall Westville, the numbers were the second-worst in Ashfield with prices down 8.5 per cent from £212,749 to £194,711.

Only Jacksdale & Underwood fared worse in Ashfield with an 11 per cent drop in prices, while at the other end of the scale, Ashfield’s best performing area was Sutton Central & Leamington where average prices were up 10.8 per cent.

The best performing area in the Dispatch region was Ravenshead & Newstead, where average prices were up 8.2 per cent from £298,537 to £323,001.

Average prices improved in Bestwood Village, up 4.1 per cent from £176,361 to £183,629.

The news was also positive for Bulwell with average prices rising in both Bulwell North and Bulwell West.

In Bulwell North, prices were up 7.4 per cent from £122,315 to £131,340, while in Bulwell West, they rose 5.1 per cent from £127,692 to £134,234.