Van Galenbuurt, Amsterdam

Van Galenbuurt is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Amsterdam The district has a total area of 29 hectares, of which 29 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK0363EK. The postcode area is 1056AA-1056TG.

Residents

Van Galenbuurt has 7.740 residents. Of these, 56,4% are men and 43,6% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (44,6%). The other age groups are 25,9% for '45 to 65 years', 11,4% for '15 to 25 years', 10,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 7,8% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 74,0% is unmarried, 13,7% is married, 10,9% is divorced and 1,4% is widowed. 2.555 residents originate from the Netherlands, 1.065 come from Europe and 4.120 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 3.385 households in Van Galenbuurt. 60,1% of these are single-person households, 23,0% households without children and 16,8% households with children. The average household size is 1,6 persons.

In Van Galenbuurt there are 4.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €36.700, which is €900 (3%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.900, which is €2.700 (9%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Van Galenbuurt are educated to a lower level. 37,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 34,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 27,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4).

Of the 7.740 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 4.721 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (81%), while 19% are self-employed. In Van Galenbuurt, 17% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 510 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Van Galenbuurt there are 3.226 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €455.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 78% rental homes and 22% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 22% privately owned, 48% owned by housing associations and 30% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Van Galenbuurt are 1925-1950 (85%) and 1900-1925 (13%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Van Galenbuurt. The most recently listed home is James Cookstraat 4-2 by www.vva.amsterdam. No homes were sold in Van Galenbuurt over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Van Galenbuurt. The most recent home is Vespuccistraat 93-2, offered by Smit & Heinen Makelaars Haarlem. No homes were let in Van Galenbuurt over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Van Galenbuurt.

Energy

In Van Galenbuurt there are 3.305 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (25%), G (22%) and D (21%). On average, an address in Van Galenbuurt uses 1.610 kWh of electricity per year. This is 43% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 710 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 45% below the national average of 1.280 m³.