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Housing in OL13 9PZ

What the homes in OL13 9PZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bacup
Council
Rossendale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,806 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.7%). Flats make up 22.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

OL13 9PZEngland
Detached5.6%22.9%
Semi-detached28%31.5%
Terraced43.7%23%
Purpose-built flat19.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.9% of households in the OL13 9PZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 23.5% own outright and 17.4% with a mortgage.

OL13 9PZ
41%
19%
40%
England
  • Owned40.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented19%20.5%
  • Social rented39.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL13 9PZEngland
Owned outright23.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council11.7%8.3%
From a housing association28.1%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

OL13 9PZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 26.2% of households include dependent children.

OL13 9PZEngland
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Rossendale

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rossendale (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

RossendaleEngland
All homes£811£1,459
One bedroom£591£1,195
Two bedrooms£755£1,335
Three bedrooms£908£1,489
Four or more£1,226£2,161
Detached£1,163£1,640
Semi-detached£910£1,449
Terraced£791£1,435
Flat or maisonette£705£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL13 9PZ (Bacup) (about 1,806 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.

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