Wapserveen, Westerveld

Wapserveen is located in the province of Drenthe, in the municipality of Westerveld The district has a total area of 1.907 hectares, of which 1.903 hectares are land and 4 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK170110. The postcode area is 8351GA-8351HZ.

Residents

Wapserveen has 830 residents. Of these, 51,2% are men and 48,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,7%). The other age groups are 25,9% for '65 years or older', 17,5% for '25 to 45 years', 16,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,8% is unmarried, 43,4% is married, 7,2% is divorced and 3,6% is widowed. 760 residents originate from the Netherlands, 50 come from Europe and 20 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 365 households in Wapserveen. 28,8% of these are single-person households, 37,0% households without children and 34,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Wapserveen there are 700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €36.400, which is €600 (2%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.500, which is €300 (1%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Wapserveen are educated to an intermediate level. 53,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 30,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 16,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 830 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 540 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (70%), while 30% are self-employed. In Wapserveen, 27% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 180 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Wapserveen there are 336 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €428.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 8% rental homes and 92% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 92% privately owned, 3% owned by housing associations and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Wapserveen are 1900-1925 (19%) and 1990-2000 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Wapserveen. The most recently listed home is Midden 129 by Het Betere Boerenerf, makelaars in woonboerderijen op Funda. No homes were sold in Wapserveen over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Wapserveen.

Energy

In Wapserveen there are 319 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (32%), B (17%) and C (15%). On average, an address in Wapserveen uses 3.730 kWh of electricity per year. This is 33% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.620 m³ per year, is 27% above the national average of 1.280 m³.