Housing in BB5 3BP
What the homes in BB5 3BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadfield & Knuzden
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (35%). Flats make up 22%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 3BP area is broadly in line with that, at 59.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.8% of households against 20.5%. 33.8% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented17.8%20.5%
- Social rented23%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.9% 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 22.1%. 19.8% 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 3BP sits in (Broadfield & Knuzden): about 1,679 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.