Swifterbant, Dronten

Swifterbant is located in the province of Flevoland, in the municipality of Dronten The district has a total area of 6.424 hectares, of which 6.355 hectares are land and 69 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK030307. The postcode area is 8255AA-8255RX.

Residents

Swifterbant has 6.505 residents. Of these, 50,2% are men and 49,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (31,5%). The other age groups are 22,6% for '25 to 45 years', 18,8% for '65 years or older', 14,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,4% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 44,3% is unmarried, 43,4% is married, 8,0% is divorced and 4,4% is widowed. 4.965 residents originate from the Netherlands, 800 come from Europe and 740 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.855 households in Swifterbant. 29,6% of these are single-person households, 35,7% households without children and 34,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Swifterbant there are 5.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €35.000, which is €800 (2%) 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 Swifterbant are educated to an intermediate level. 53,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 26,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 20,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 6.505 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 4.358 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Swifterbant, 23% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.070 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Swifterbant there are 2.620 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €316.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 28% rental homes and 72% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 73% privately owned, 24% owned by housing associations and 3% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Swifterbant are 1990-2000 (28%) and 1950-1970 (20%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Swifterbant. The most recently listed home is De Slikslede 22 by LodeVie makelaardij en taxatie op Funda. No homes were sold in Swifterbant over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Swifterbant. The most recent home is De Schutsluis 9E, offered by woningzoeken.ofw.nl. No homes were let in Swifterbant over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Swifterbant.

Energy

In Swifterbant there are 2.884 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (31%), A (27%) and C (27%). On average, an address in Swifterbant uses 2.970 kWh of electricity per year. This is 6% above 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.