Housing in BB9 7QB
What the homes in BB9 7QB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nelson West
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,360 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
BB9 7QBNelson
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (72.8%). Flats make up 15.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
44% of households in the BB9 7QB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.8% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned44%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented37.5%20.5%
- Social rented17.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.4 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.1%). 36.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BB9 7QB (Nelson West) (about 2,360 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.