De Swetten, Smallingerland

De Swetten is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Smallingerland The district is coded as WK009008. The postcode area is 9201AA-9203ZV.

Residents

De Swetten has 4.490 residents. Of these, 50,0% are men and 50,1% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (27,4%). The other age groups are 26,6% for '45 to 65 years', 18,3% for '65 years or older', 16,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,0% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 53,8% is unmarried, 32,0% is married, 9,7% is divorced and 4,7% is widowed. 3.710 residents originate from the Netherlands, 170 come from Europe and 605 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.260 households in De Swetten. 46,5% of these are single-person households, 23,7% households without children and 29,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In De Swetten there are 3.568 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 Swetten 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 4.490 residents, around 63% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.829 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 Swetten, 30% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 926 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In De Swetten there are 2.352 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 Swetten are 1950-1970 (70%) and 2000-2010 (8%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in De Swetten. The most recently listed home is Het Diep 12 by Makelaardij Ytsma. No homes were sold in De Swetten over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in De Swetten. The most recent home is De Tuinen 3E, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in De Swetten over the past year.

No recent rental data available for De Swetten.

Energy

In De Swetten there are 2.331 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (25%), A (25%) and B (14%). On average, an address in De Swetten 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.