Meerwede, Barendrecht

Meerwede is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the municipality of Barendrecht The district has a total area of 76 hectares, of which 69 hectares are land and 7 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK048914. The postcode area is 2993DL-2993TN.

Residents

Meerwede has 6.035 residents. Of these, 48,5% are men and 51,5% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (31,4%). The other age groups are 21,6% for '65 years or older', 19,3% for '25 to 45 years', 14,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 13,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,2% is unmarried, 42,3% is married, 8,5% is divorced and 5,8% is widowed. 3.630 residents originate from the Netherlands, 500 come from Europe and 1.910 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.505 households in Meerwede. 28,3% of these are single-person households, 30,3% households without children and 41,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Meerwede there are 4.800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €41.400, which is €5.600 (16%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €33.300, which is €4.100 (14%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Meerwede are educated to an intermediate level. 43,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 26,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 6.035 residents, around 66% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.983 people. This is 1% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Meerwede, 24% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.160 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Meerwede there are 2.477 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €400.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 36% rental homes and 64% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 64% privately owned, 17% owned by housing associations and 19% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Meerwede are 2000-2010 (55%) and 1990-2000 (45%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Meerwede. The most recently listed home is Hazelaarwede 19 by Van der Vinden Makelaars B.V. op Vastgoed Nederland. No homes were sold in Meerwede over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Meerwede. The most recent home is Portlandse Baan 101, offered by VERRA Makelaars Rotterdam op Pararius. No homes were let in Meerwede over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Meerwede.

Energy

In Meerwede there are 2.502 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (55%), A (39%) and C (4%). On average, an address in Meerwede uses 2.950 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 770 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 40% below the national average of 1.280 m³.