Scharwoude, Koggenland

Scharwoude is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Koggenland The district has a total area of 159 hectares, of which 143 hectares are land and 16 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK159809. The postcode area is 1634DM-1634EJ.

Residents

Scharwoude has 525 residents. Of these, 47,6% are men and 52,4% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,5%). The other age groups are 25,7% for '65 years or older', 22,9% for '25 to 45 years', 13,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 46,7% is unmarried, 40,0% is married, 7,6% is divorced and 6,7% is widowed. 345 residents originate from the Netherlands, 140 come from Europe and 40 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 270 households in Scharwoude. 46,3% of these are single-person households, 25,9% households without children and 27,8% households with children. The average household size is 1,9 persons.

In Scharwoude there are 400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.400, which is €2.400 (7%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €30.100, which is €900 (3%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Scharwoude are educated to an intermediate level. 41,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 38,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 20,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 525 residents, around 60% are in paid employment, which amounts to 315 people. This is 5% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (82%), while 18% are self-employed. In Scharwoude, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 120 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Scharwoude there are 214 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €344.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 27% rental homes and 73% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 73% privately owned and 27% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Scharwoude are 1990-2000 (35%) and 1950-1970 (30%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Scharwoude. The most recently listed home is Taeke van der Meerstraat 71 by nemassdeboer. No homes were sold in Scharwoude over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Scharwoude. No homes were let in Scharwoude over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Scharwoude.

Energy

In Scharwoude there are 210 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (35%), D (24%) and B (19%). On average, an address in Scharwoude uses 2.930 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.120 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 13% below the national average of 1.280 m³.