Housing in PR5 6RT
What the homes in PR5 6RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bamber Bridge East
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,972 (2024)
PR5 6RTPreston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.7%). Flats make up 10.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65% of households in the PR5 6RT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 45.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned65%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented20.7%20.5%
- Social rented12.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.9%). 39.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Ribble
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Ribble (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR5 6RT (Bamber Bridge East) (about 1,972 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.