De Singels, Smallingerland

De Singels is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Smallingerland The district is coded as WK009003. The postcode area is 9203DN-9203ZZ.

Residents

De Singels has 3.905 residents. Of these, 47,9% are men and 52,0% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (38,5%). The other age groups are 22,8% for '45 to 65 years', 17,9% for '25 to 45 years', 12,2% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,6% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 35,7% is unmarried, 46,9% is married, 7,0% is divorced and 10,1% is widowed. 3.420 residents originate from the Netherlands, 275 come from Europe and 200 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.870 households in De Singels. 38,0% of these are single-person households, 36,1% households without children and 25,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In De Singels there are 3.096 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.200, which is €3.600 (10%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.300, which is €2.900 (10%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of De Singels are educated to an intermediate level. 45,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 3.905 residents, around 63% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.460 people. This is 2% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In De Singels, 30% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 803 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In De Singels there are 1.899 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €256.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 44% rental homes and 56% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 57% privately owned, 32% owned by housing associations and 11% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in De Singels are 1950-1970 (49%) and 1990-2000 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in De Singels. The most recently listed home is Hulstbos 15 by Makelaardij Friesland | Qualis op Funda. No homes were sold in De Singels over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in De Singels. The most recent home is Houtzaagmolen 15, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in De Singels over the past year.

No recent rental data available for De Singels.

Energy

In De Singels there are 1.907 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (25%), B (25%) and D (20%). On average, an address in De Singels uses 2.310 kWh of electricity per year. This is 18% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.070 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 16% below the national average of 1.280 m³.