Housing in BB5 4RY
What the homes in BB5 4RY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Church
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,245 (2024)
BB5 4RYAccrington
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.4%). Flats make up 20.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 4RY area is well below that, at 33.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.1% of households against 20.5%. 15.9% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned33.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented15.1%20.5%
- Social rented51.7%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 2.4 people living in it. 36.2% 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 18.9%. 32.2% 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 4RY sits in (Church): about 1,245 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.