Housing in BB5 3BN
What the homes in BB5 3BN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadfield & Knuzden
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,281 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.9%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 3BN area is well above that, at 90.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.2% of households against 20.5%. 58.6% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented8.2%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%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. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 22.2%. 20.3% 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 3BN sits in (Broadfield & Knuzden): about 1,281 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.