Appelscha, Ooststellingwerf

Appelscha is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf The district has a total area of 3.954 hectares, of which 3.932 hectares are land and 22 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK008501. The postcode area is 8426AA-8426SN.

Residents

Appelscha has 4.940 residents. Of these, 50,8% are men and 49,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,0%). The other age groups are 28,5% for '65 years or older', 21,1% for '25 to 45 years', 11,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,6% is unmarried, 40,5% is married, 9,0% is divorced and 6,9% is widowed. 4.450 residents originate from the Netherlands, 265 come from Europe and 225 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.285 households in Appelscha. 37,0% of these are single-person households, 35,9% households without children and 27,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Appelscha there are 3.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.900, which is €2.900 (8%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €28.100, which is €1.100 (4%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Appelscha are educated to an intermediate level. 47,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 23,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 4.940 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.063 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (80%), while 20% are self-employed. In Appelscha, 36% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.270 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Appelscha there are 2.136 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €302.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 36% rental homes and 64% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 64% privately owned, 29% owned by housing associations and 7% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Appelscha are 1970-1980 (24%) and 1950-1970 (23%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Appelscha. The most recently listed home is De Valouwe 26 by Lamberink. No homes were sold in Appelscha over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Appelscha. The most recent home is Maadsingel 3, offered by www.thuiskompas.nl. No homes were let in Appelscha over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Appelscha.

Energy

In Appelscha there are 2.513 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (26%), C (25%) and B (21%). On average, an address in Appelscha uses 2.500 kWh of electricity per year. This is 11% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.240 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 3% below the national average of 1.280 m³.