Housing in BB5 4QS
What the homes in BB5 4QS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswaldtwistle
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (80.7%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 4QS area is well above that, at 88.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.2% of households against 20.5%. 44.6% own outright and 43.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.2%20.5%
- Social rented2.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.6%. 28.1% 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 4QS sits in (Oswaldtwistle): about 1,507 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.