Smitsveen, Soest

Smitsveen is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Soest The district has a total area of 61 hectares, of which 60 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK034205. The postcode area is 3762AJ-3765XX.

Residents

Smitsveen has 4.970 residents. Of these, 48,5% are men and 51,5% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (25,8%). The other age groups are 24,7% for '45 to 65 years', 19,5% for '65 years or older', 16,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 13,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 48,3% is unmarried, 37,3% is married, 9,8% is divorced and 4,7% is widowed. 2.680 residents originate from the Netherlands, 275 come from Europe and 2.015 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.260 households in Smitsveen. 39,4% of these are single-person households, 25,9% households without children and 34,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Smitsveen there are 3.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.400, which is €3.400 (9%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.200, which is €3.000 (10%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Smitsveen are educated to an intermediate level. 43,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 34,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 21,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 4.970 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.032 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (82%), while 18% are self-employed. In Smitsveen, 28% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 870 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Smitsveen there are 2.224 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €294.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. In Smitsveen there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 49% rental homes and 51% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 50% privately owned, 43% owned by housing associations and 7% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Smitsveen are 1950-1970 (84%) and 2000-2010 (4%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Smitsveen. The most recently listed home is Ereprijsstraat 28 by Majoor Makelaars Soest e.o.. No homes were sold in Smitsveen over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Smitsveen. The most recent home is Varenstraat 30, offered by ViaDaan op Pararius. No homes were let in Smitsveen over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Smitsveen.

Energy

In Smitsveen there are 2.208 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (38%), D (24%) and E (15%). On average, an address in Smitsveen uses 2.460 kWh of electricity per year. This is 12% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 950 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 26% below the national average of 1.280 m³.