Abbekerk, Medemblik

Abbekerk is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Medemblik The district has a total area of 388 hectares, of which 385 hectares are land and 4 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK042005. The postcode area is 1657AA-1657LZ.

Residents

Abbekerk has 2.045 residents. Of these, 49,1% are men and 50,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,4%). The other age groups are 26,9% for '65 years or older', 20,0% for '25 to 45 years', 13,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,0% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,3% is unmarried, 43,8% is married, 8,6% is divorced and 5,6% is widowed. 1.735 residents originate from the Netherlands, 150 come from Europe and 160 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 930 households in Abbekerk. 33,9% of these are single-person households, 34,9% households without children and 31,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Abbekerk there are 1.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €34.400, which is €1.400 (4%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €28.900, which is €300 (1%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Abbekerk are educated to an intermediate level. 51,3% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 25,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 23,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.045 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.309 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (79%), while 21% are self-employed. In Abbekerk, 30% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 500 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Abbekerk there are 917 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €366.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 27% rental homes and 73% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 73% privately owned, 23% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Abbekerk are 1970-1980 (30%) and 1950-1970 (26%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Abbekerk. The most recently listed home is Vekenweg 1 by Piet Swart Vastgoed B.V. op Pararius. No homes were sold in Abbekerk over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Abbekerk. No homes were let in Abbekerk over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Abbekerk.

Energy

In Abbekerk there are 920 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (40%), A (19%) and B (19%). On average, an address in Abbekerk uses 2.930 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.260 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 2% below the national average of 1.280 m³.