Lemmer, De Fryske Marren

Lemmer is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of De Fryske Marren The district has a total area of 2.258 hectares, of which 1.922 hectares are land and 336 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK194023. The postcode area is 8531AA-8532CE.

Residents

Lemmer has 10.355 residents. Of these, 49,8% are men and 50,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,2%). The other age groups are 24,3% for '65 years or older', 20,5% for '25 to 45 years', 15,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,8% is unmarried, 41,8% is married, 8,4% is divorced and 6,0% is widowed. 8.840 residents originate from the Netherlands, 695 come from Europe and 815 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 4.680 households in Lemmer. 34,9% of these are single-person households, 32,9% households without children and 32,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Lemmer there are 8.500 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 €28.800, which is €400 (1%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Lemmer are educated to an intermediate level. 45,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 10.355 residents, around 66% are in paid employment, which amounts to 6.834 people. This is 1% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (80%), while 20% are self-employed. In Lemmer, 28% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 2.280 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Lemmer there are 4.857 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €309.000. Of these, around 93% are occupied and 7% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 34% rental homes and 66% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 66% privately owned, 26% owned by housing associations, 7% owned by other landlords and 1% of unknown ownership. The most common construction periods in Lemmer are 1970-1980 (22%) and 1990-2000 (21%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Lemmer. The most recently listed home is Turfland 37 by Op de Hoek Makelaardij op Funda. No homes were sold in Lemmer over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Lemmer. The most recent home is Vlet 1, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Lemmer over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Lemmer.

Energy

In Lemmer there are 5.625 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (27%), B (27%) and C (25%). On average, an address in Lemmer uses 2.620 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.090 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 15% below the national average of 1.280 m³.