Veenoord, Emmen

Veenoord is located in the province of Drenthe, in the municipality of Emmen The district has a total area of 485 hectares, of which 481 hectares are land and 5 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK011413. The postcode area is 7844KA-7844TL.

Residents

Veenoord has 2.155 residents. Of these, 51,3% are men and 48,7% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,1%). The other age groups are 24,1% for '65 years or older', 22,0% for '25 to 45 years', 14,2% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,8% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,0% is unmarried, 40,8% is married, 8,6% is divorced and 5,8% is widowed. 1.930 residents originate from the Netherlands, 85 come from Europe and 140 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 960 households in Veenoord. 31,3% of these are single-person households, 33,9% households without children and 34,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Veenoord there are 1.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €27.400, which is €8.400 (23%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €22.600, which is €6.600 (23%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Veenoord are educated to an intermediate level. 48,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 43,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 8,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.155 residents, around 59% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.271 people. This is 6% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (89%), while 11% are self-employed. In Veenoord, 33% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 470 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Veenoord there are 1.011 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €232.000. Of these, around 93% are occupied and 7% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 45% rental homes and 55% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 56% privately owned, 41% owned by housing associations and 3% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Veenoord are 1950-1970 (32%) and 1970-1980 (21%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Veenoord. The most recently listed home is Landschapsweg 13 by Pat Makelaardij. No homes were sold in Veenoord over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Veenoord. The most recent home is Elzenstraat 4W, offered by www.thuiskompas.nl. No homes were let in Veenoord over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Veenoord.

Energy

In Veenoord there are 1.000 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (25%), B (22%) and A (19%). On average, an address in Veenoord uses 2.770 kWh of electricity per year. This is 1% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.250 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 2% below the national average of 1.280 m³.