Housing in BB4 4ET
What the homes in BB4 4ET are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Helmshore
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
BB4 4ETRossendale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.6%). Flats make up 15.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 4ET area is below that, at 54.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 25.9% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.4%20.5%
- Social rented34%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 40.2% 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%. 24.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Rossendale
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rossendale, August 2026, +4.3% 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 BB4 4ET sits in (Helmshore): about 1,484 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.