Housing in OL13 0SU
What the homes in OL13 0SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
OL13 0SUBacup
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (61.7%). Flats make up 6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL13 0SU area is broadly in line with that, at 63.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28% of households against 20.5%. 34.3% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented28%20.5%
- Social rented8%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. 37.1% 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 22.7%. 23.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Rossendale
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rossendale, August 2026, +4.3% 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 OL13 0SU sits in (Waterfoot & Stacksteads): about 1,457 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.