Oosterboer, Meppel

Oosterboer is located in the province of Drenthe, in the municipality of Meppel The district has a total area of 214 hectares, of which 212 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK011906. The postcode area is 7943CA-7943TK.

Residents

Oosterboer has 7.360 residents. Of these, 49,4% are men and 50,6% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,9%). The other age groups are 22,6% for '65 years or older', 21,7% for '25 to 45 years', 14,0% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,8% is unmarried, 45,2% is married, 8,0% is divorced and 4,0% is widowed. 6.300 residents originate from the Netherlands, 555 come from Europe and 505 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 3.220 households in Oosterboer. 30,9% of these are single-person households, 34,5% households without children and 34,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Oosterboer there are 5.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €37.800, which is €2.000 (6%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.600, which is €2.400 (8%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Oosterboer are educated to an intermediate level. 44,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 33,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 22,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 7.360 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 4.931 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Oosterboer, 26% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.410 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Oosterboer there are 3.219 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €308.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 28% rental homes and 72% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 71% privately owned, 23% owned by housing associations and 6% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Oosterboer are 1990-2000 (42%) and 1980-1990 (32%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Oosterboer. The most recently listed home is Veentien 28 by Franks Makelaardij. No homes were sold in Oosterboer over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Oosterboer. The most recent home is Osseweide 15, offered by www.thuiskompas.nl. No homes were let in Oosterboer over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Oosterboer.

Energy

In Oosterboer there are 3.264 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (40%), B (36%) and A (15%). On average, an address in Oosterboer uses 2.600 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% 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.