Housing in OL13 9SU
What the homes in OL13 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bacup
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,998 (2024)
OL13 9SUBacup
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (51%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL13 9SU area is above that, at 82%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.9% of households against 20.5%. 31.5% own outright and 50.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned82%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented12.9%20.5%
- Social rented5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 22.2% 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 28.2%. 33.9% 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 9SU sits in (Bacup): about 2,998 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.