Balk, De Fryske Marren

Balk is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of De Fryske Marren The district has a total area of 499 hectares, of which 335 hectares are land and 165 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK194003. The postcode area is 8561AA-8561KE.

Residents

Balk has 4.340 residents. Of these, 50,1% are men and 49,9% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (29,0%). The other age groups are 23,5% for '45 to 65 years', 21,7% for '25 to 45 years', 15,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,0% is unmarried, 43,1% is married, 6,1% is divorced and 7,9% is widowed. 3.735 residents originate from the Netherlands, 125 come from Europe and 480 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.870 households in Balk. 37,2% of these are single-person households, 32,6% households without children and 30,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Balk there are 3.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.200, which is €4.600 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.100, which is €3.100 (11%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Balk are educated to an intermediate level. 50,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 25,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 24,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 4.340 residents, around 66% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.864 people. This is 1% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (82%), while 18% are self-employed. In Balk, 32% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.170 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Balk there are 1.848 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €282.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 45% rental homes and 55% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 55% privately owned, 38% owned by housing associations and 7% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Balk are 1950-1970 (21%) and 1990-2000 (20%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Balk. The most recently listed home is Bosmastrjitte 36 by Huispedia. No homes were sold in Balk over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Balk. The most recent home is Tribune 130, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Balk over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Balk.

Energy

In Balk there are 2.217 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (27%), B (27%) and C (21%). On average, an address in Balk uses 2.440 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.120 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 13% below the national average of 1.280 m³.