Housing in BB4 9AH
What the homes in BB4 9AH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,794 (2024)
BB4 9AHRossendale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (53.7%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB4 9AH area is below that, at 51.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.3% of households against 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented21.3%20.5%
- Social rented27.3%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 2.1 people living in it. 38.4% 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 20.8%. 23.3% 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 9AH sits in (Waterfoot & Stacksteads): about 1,794 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.