Housing in BB6 7TU
What the homes in BB6 7TU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Harwood
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
BB6 7TUBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.8%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB6 7TU area is above that, at 75.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.6% of households against 20.5%. 52.7% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.3%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented12.7%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 2.1 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 26%. 14.6% 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 BB6 7TU sits in (Great Harwood): about 1,877 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.