Housing in BB6 7ED
What the homes in BB6 7ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Harwood
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
BB6 7EDBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (96.1%). Flats make up 0.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB6 7ED area is broadly in line with that, at 59.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 36.8% of households against 20.5%. 31.9% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented36.8%20.5%
- Social rented3.9%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 2.5 people living in it. 30.8% 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 21.1%. 32.5% 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 BB6 7ED sits in (Great Harwood): about 1,516 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.