Housing in BB5 2SP
What the homes in BB5 2SP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Haslingden
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
BB5 2SPAccrington
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (50.6%). Flats make up 8.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 2SP area is above that, at 73.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.7% of households against 20.5%. 40.1% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented20.7%20.5%
- Social rented6%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. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.6%. 20.5% 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 BB5 2SP sits in (Haslingden): about 1,629 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.