Housing in BB9 6PG
What the homes in BB9 6PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,675 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42.6%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB9 6PG area is well above that, at 87.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.6% of households against 20.5%. 54.5% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented1.9%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. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.8%. 21.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Pendle
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Pendle, August 2026, +6.3% 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 BB9 6PG sits in (Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside): about 1,675 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.