Housing in BB7 4AU
What the homes in BB7 4AU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Read, Sabden & Chatburn
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,332 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.6%). Flats make up 7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB7 4AU area is broadly in line with that, at 65.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.5% of households against 20.5%. 37.2% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented25.5%20.5%
- Social rented8.9%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 2.2 people living in it. 32.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.7%. 22.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Ribble Valley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ribble Valley, August 2026, +5.4% 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 BB7 4AU sits in (Read, Sabden & Chatburn): about 1,332 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.