Kollum, Noardeast-Fryslân

Kollum is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân The district has a total area of 1.497 hectares, of which 1.445 hectares are land and 52 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK197011. The postcode area is 9291AA-9294LJ.

Residents

Kollum has 5.790 residents. Of these, 49,9% are men and 50,2% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (25,6%). The other age groups are 25,6% for '65 years or older', 22,0% for '25 to 45 years', 15,0% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,7% is unmarried, 40,9% is married, 6,5% is divorced and 6,9% is widowed. 5.415 residents originate from the Netherlands, 110 come from Europe and 270 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.560 households in Kollum. 35,9% of these are single-person households, 32,4% households without children and 31,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Kollum there are 4.500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €30.700, which is €5.100 (14%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €25.100, which is €4.100 (14%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Kollum are educated to an intermediate level. 45,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 32,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 21,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 5.790 residents, around 63% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.648 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 Kollum, 31% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.350 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Kollum there are 2.699 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €271.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 38% rental homes and 62% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 62% privately owned, 28% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Kollum are 1950-1970 (23%) and 1970-1980 (20%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Kollum. The most recently listed home is Kriekepitte 11 by Van der Schaaf & Schievink op Funda. No homes were sold in Kollum over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Kollum. The most recent home is Johannes Bogermanstraat 52, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Kollum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Kollum.

Energy

In Kollum there are 2.721 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (26%), B (21%) and A (21%). On average, an address in Kollum uses 2.370 kWh of electricity per year. This is 16% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.180 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 8% below the national average of 1.280 m³.