Housing in BB5 0FA
What the homes in BB5 0FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswaldtwistle
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,774 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (67.8%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 0FA area is below that, at 54.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.1% of households against 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented32.1%20.5%
- Social rented13.2%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. 36.4% 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 27.1%. 27.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Hyndburn
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hyndburn, August 2026, +3.7% 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 BB5 0FA sits in (Oswaldtwistle): about 1,774 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.