Housing in BB4 8FG
What the homes in BB4 8FG 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
- 2,119 (2024)
BB4 8FGRossendale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34.1%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 8FG area is above that, at 76.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.4% of households against 20.5%. 36.4% own outright and 40.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.4%20.5%
- Social rented14.5%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 2.4 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.1%. 29.7% 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 8FG sits in (Crawshawbooth, Reedsholme & Water): about 2,119 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.