Housing in BB5 4BW
What the homes in BB5 4BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington West
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
BB5 4BWAccrington
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (55.5%). Flats make up 26.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 4BW area is well below that, at 34.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.2% of households against 20.5%. 24.5% own outright and 10.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented24.2%20.5%
- Social rented40.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 41.4% 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 24.4%. 30.6% 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 4BW sits in (Accrington West): about 1,750 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.