Housing in BB9 8PE
What the homes in BB9 8PE 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
- 2,050 (2024)
BB9 8PENelson
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (69.6%). Flats make up 17.2%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB9 8PE area is broadly in line with that, at 56.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.6% of households against 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented29.6%20.5%
- Social rented13.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.3% 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 25.4%. 22.3% 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 8PE sits in (Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside): about 2,050 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.