The Greater Manchester area where house sales fell more than anywhere else in England in 2020

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The city saw a staggering 68.5 per cent decline last year, the largest year-on-year drop across the rest of the nation. Sales fell in the area from 3,325 in 2019 to only 1,049 in 2020 – a loss of two thirds – according to mortgage platform Haysto.

The company has analysed the latest government data to see which towns saw the highest and lowest rate of property purchases in 2020.

It also looked to see which areas saw the biggest increase/decrease compared to 2019. Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire saw the biggest number of property purchases in 2020 with over 400 per