Housing in BB4 8EW
What the homes in BB4 8EW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawtenstall
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
BB4 8EWRossendale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (77.7%). Flats make up 8.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 8EW area is broadly in line with that, at 58.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.1% of households against 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented25.1%20.5%
- Social rented16.3%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 2.2 people living in it. 41.2% 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 24.1%. 26.6% 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 8EW sits in (Rawtenstall): about 1,546 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.