Housing in BB1 4JS
What the homes in BB1 4JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rishton
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,346 (2024)
BB1 4JSBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43%). Flats make up 9.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB1 4JS area is broadly in line with that, at 60.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29% of households against 20.5%. 32.9% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented29%20.5%
- Social rented10.3%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 2.1 people living in it. 36.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.7%. 20.3% 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 4JS sits in (Rishton): about 1,346 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.