Housing in OL13 8EA
What the homes in OL13 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bacup
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
OL13 8EABacup
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (52.5%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL13 8EA area is well below that, at 43.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.7% of households against 20.5%. 22.4% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented31.7%20.5%
- Social rented24.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 39.5% 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 25.5%. 25.4% 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 8EA sits in (Bacup): about 1,419 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.