Housing in BB4 7BS
What the homes in BB4 7BS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,265 (2024)
BB4 7BSRossendale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (49.8%). Flats make up 16.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 7BS area is broadly in line with that, at 66.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.3% of households against 20.5%. 36% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented22.3%20.5%
- Social rented11%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41% 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 24.8%. 20.2% 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 7BS sits in (Waterfoot & Stacksteads): about 1,265 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.