Housing in OL13 9LR
What the homes in OL13 9LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bacup
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
OL13 9LRBacup
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.7%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL13 9LR area is broadly in line with that, at 56.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.9% of households against 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.9%20.5%
- Social rented28.8%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 2.5 people living in it. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.1%. 33.4% 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 9LR sits in (Bacup): about 1,593 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.