West, Eemsdelta

West is located in the province of Groningen, in the municipality of Eemsdelta The district has a total area of 160 hectares, of which 153 hectares are land and 7 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK197902. The postcode area is 9934EB-9934PW.

Residents

West has 3.555 residents. Of these, 48,4% are men and 51,6% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (33,1%). The other age groups are 24,8% for '45 to 65 years', 20,8% for '25 to 45 years', 12,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 39,7% is unmarried, 40,8% is married, 7,9% is divorced and 11,5% is widowed. 3.040 residents originate from the Netherlands, 230 come from Europe and 285 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.760 households in West. 40,9% of these are single-person households, 31,8% households without children and 27,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In West there are 2.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.600, which is €3.200 (9%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.800, which is €1.400 (5%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of West are educated to a lower level. 42,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 42,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 15,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 3.555 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.204 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (90%), while 10% are self-employed. In West, 37% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.110 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In West there are 1.938 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €197.000. Of these, around 92% are occupied and 8% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 38% rental homes and 62% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 62% privately owned, 18% owned by housing associations and 20% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in West are 1950-1970 (47%) and 1925-1950 (17%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in West. The most recently listed home is Jan van Galenstraat 16 by Ronald. makelaar - hypotheekadviseur op Funda. No homes were sold in West over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in West. The most recent home is Rijksweg 29, offered by Kamp & Koolhof makelaars en taxateurs B.V. op Funda. No homes were let in West over the past year.

No recent rental data available for West.

Energy

In West there are 1.981 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (18%), C (17%) and D (16%). On average, an address in West uses 2.290 kWh of electricity per year. This is 19% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.200 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 6% below the national average of 1.280 m³.