Housing in BB5 1NU
What the homes in BB5 1NU 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)
- Status
- No longer in use
BB5 1NUAccrington
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.9%). Flats make up 29.4%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.4% of households in the BB5 1NU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 51.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged under 66 (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BB5 1NU (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.