Housing in BB4 8SG
What the homes in BB4 8SG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawtenstall
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,848 (2024)
BB4 8SGRossendale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (48.9%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 8SG area is broadly in line with that, at 64.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.1% of households against 20.5%. 33.3% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented22.1%20.5%
- Social rented13%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 2.3 people living in it. 35% 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 19.1%. 25.7% 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 8SG sits in (Rawtenstall): about 2,848 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.