Housing in BB4 6DS
What the homes in BB4 6DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Townsend Fold & Edenfield
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,225 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (44.5%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 6DS area is above that, at 79.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 47.6% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented9.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19%. 21.7% 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 6DS sits in (Townsend Fold & Edenfield): about 1,225 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.