Housing in BB4 6LB
What the homes in BB4 6LB 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
- 1,450 (2024)
BB4 6LBRossendale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.8%). Flats make up 10.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 6LB area is above that, at 77.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.2% of households against 20.5%. 44.1% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented19.2%20.5%
- Social rented3.3%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 2.1 people living in it. 31.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.6%. 22.7% 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 6LB sits in (Townsend Fold & Edenfield): about 1,450 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.