Housing in BB12 7BX
What the homes in BB12 7BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Padiham
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,690 (2024)
BB12 7BXBurnley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (64.9%). Flats make up 26.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB12 7BX area is well below that, at 43.1%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 49.8% of households against 20.5%. 25.2% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented49.8%20.5%
- Social rented7.2%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 1.9 people living in it. 49.5% 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 37.7%. 18.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Burnley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Burnley, August 2026, +2.9% 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 BB12 7BX sits in (Padiham): about 1,690 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.