Housing in BB4 8BP
What the homes in BB4 8BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Crawshawbooth, Reedsholme & Water
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,992 (2024)
BB4 8BPRossendale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (61.3%). Flats make up 6.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 8BP area is above that, at 75.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.9% of households against 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 40% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented19.9%20.5%
- Social rented3.8%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 2.2 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.5%. 24.2% 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 8BP sits in (Crawshawbooth, Reedsholme & Water): about 1,992 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.