Housing in BB5 1ER
What the homes in BB5 1ER are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington South East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,876 (2024)
BB5 1ERAccrington
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (60.9%). Flats make up 29.4%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 1ER area is well below that, at 32.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 51.6% of households against 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 11.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented51.6%20.5%
- Social rented15.9%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 1.9 people living in it. 52.1% 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 43.8%. 18.9% 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 1ER sits in (Accrington South East): about 1,876 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.