
District in De Wolden
De Wijk is located in the province of Drenthe, in the municipality of De Wolden The district has a total area of 1.090 hectares, of which 1.066 hectares are land and 24 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK169013. The postcode area is 7957AA-7957NX.
De Wijk has 2.990 residents. Of these, 49,8% are men and 50,2% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (30,1%). The other age groups are 28,3% for '45 to 65 years', 17,7% for '25 to 45 years', 13,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 40,8% is unmarried, 45,8% is married, 6,7% is divorced and 6,5% is widowed. 2.735 residents originate from the Netherlands, 95 come from Europe and 155 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 1.315 households in De Wijk. 28,5% of these are single-person households, 41,1% households without children and 30,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.
In De Wijk there are 2.500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €34.700, which is €1.100 (3%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.400, which is €2.200 (8%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of De Wijk are educated to an intermediate level. 42,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 27,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).
Of the 2.990 residents, around 63% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.884 people. This is 2% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In De Wijk, 33% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 810 people receive this benefit.
In De Wijk there are 1.360 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €353.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 33% rental homes and 67% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 67% privately owned, 24% owned by housing associations and 9% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in De Wijk are 1950-1970 (22%) and 1970-1980 (18%).
There are currently no homes for sale in De Wijk. The most recently listed home is Oldenhof 9 by Spans Makelaardij - Wonen begint bij ons op Funda. No homes were sold in De Wijk over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in De Wijk. The most recent home is Emmaweg 5, offered by www.thuiskompas.nl. No homes were let in De Wijk over the past year.
No recent rental data available for De Wijk.
In De Wijk there are 1.321 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (26%), A (24%) and B (14%). On average, an address in De Wijk uses 2.790 kWh of electricity per year. This is 1% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.320 m³ per year, is 3% above the national average of 1.280 m³.
The housing stock is mainly post-war — 54% was built between 1945 and 1990.
Over the past year a home for sale in De Wijk was listed for an average of €614,240 (€4,551 per m²).
Wijk De Wijk has 2,990 residents. The largest age group is 65+ years (30%).
From De Wijk you can on average reach a supermarket at 1.0 km, a GP at 0.8 km, a railway station at 9.0 km, a primary school at 0.8 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).