Housing in BB1 9HL
What the homes in BB1 9HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilpshire & Mellor
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,127 (2024)
BB1 9HLBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (49.1%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB1 9HL area is above that, at 80.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.8% of households against 20.5%. 50.9% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented11.8%20.5%
- Social rented7.3%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 2.3 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22%. 19.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Ribble Valley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ribble Valley, August 2026, +5.4% 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 9HL sits in (Wilpshire & Mellor): about 1,127 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.