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Housing in BB5 6SB

What the homes in BB5 6SB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Accrington South East
Council
Hyndburn
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,457 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (34.7%). Flats make up 16.9%, below the 22.2% across England.

BB5 6SBEngland
Detached34.7%22.9%
Semi-detached19.4%31.5%
Terraced28.9%23%
Purpose-built flat15.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB5 6SB area is above that, at 70.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.3% of households against 20.5%. 38.9% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

BB5 6SB
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20%
England
  • Owned70.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented9.3%20.5%
  • Social rented20%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BB5 6SBEngland
Owned outright38.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council4.9%8.3%
From a housing association15.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BB5 6SBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.6%. 18.2% of households include dependent children.

BB5 6SBEngland
Living alone, under 6618.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%12.8%
Couple, no children19.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

HyndburnEngland
All homes£648£1,459
One bedroom£485£1,195
Two bedrooms£621£1,335
Three bedrooms£727£1,489
Four or more£943£2,161
Detached£890£1,640
Semi-detached£716£1,449
Terraced£648£1,435
Flat or maisonette£541£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BB5 6SB sits in (Accrington South East): about 1,457 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.

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