Housing in BB12 9ES
What the homes in BB12 9ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
BB12 9ESBurnley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (39.7%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB12 9ES area is above that, at 82.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.8% of households against 20.5%. 49.1% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented13.8%20.5%
- Social rented3.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.8%. 17.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Pendle
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Pendle, August 2026, +6.3% 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 9ES sits in (Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside): about 1,775 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.