Housing in BB1 3NB
What the homes in BB1 3NB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadfield & Knuzden
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
BB1 3NBBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (82.8%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB1 3NB area is well above that, at 89.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 52.8% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented1.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.8%. 20.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Hyndburn
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hyndburn, August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BB1 3NB sits in (Broadfield & Knuzden): about 1,638 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.