Housing in OL13 9QA
What the homes in OL13 9QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,284 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (46.4%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL13 9QA area is above that, at 78.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.3% of households against 20.5%. 45.2% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented16.3%20.5%
- Social rented4.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.8%. 22.7% 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 9QA sits in (Waterfoot & Stacksteads): about 1,284 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.