Housing in BB5 3DU
What the homes in BB5 3DU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadfield & Knuzden
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
BB5 3DUAccrington
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (62.9%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 3DU area is above that, at 81.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.2% of households against 20.5%. 43.7% own outright and 38.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented16.2%20.5%
- Social rented2%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. 27.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.5%. 21.9% 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 3DU sits in (Broadfield & Knuzden): about 1,473 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.