Municipality of Edam-Volendam: living, scores & reviews

Edam-Volendam is located in the province of Noord-Holland The municipality has a total area of 8.000 hectares, of which 5.432 hectares are land and 2.567 hectares are water. The municipality is coded as GM0385. The postcode area is 1131AA-1481AS.

Residents

Edam-Volendam has 37.140 residents. Of these, 50,1% are men and 49,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (27,9%). The other age groups are 22,8% for '65 years or older', 22,3% for '25 to 45 years', 14,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,7% is unmarried, 43,3% is married, 6,0% is divorced and 5,0% is widowed. 32.637 residents originate from the Netherlands, 1.531 come from Europe and 2.972 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 15.636 households in Edam-Volendam. 29,8% of these are single-person households, 31,3% households without children and 38,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons. The national average is 2,1 persons.

In Edam-Volendam there are 30.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €43.100, which is €900 (2%) higher than the national average of €42.200. Per resident, the average income is €36.300, which is €1.400 (4%) higher than the national average of €34.900. Most residents of Edam-Volendam are educated to an intermediate level. 42,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 30,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 27,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 37.140 residents, around 76% are in paid employment, which amounts to 28.226 people. This is 4% higher than the national average of 72%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (78%), while 22% are self-employed. In Edam-Volendam, 26% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 7.640 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Edam-Volendam there are 16.009 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €428.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 23% rental homes and 77% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 77% privately owned, 17% owned by housing associations and 6% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Edam-Volendam are 1970-1980 (20%) and 1950-1970 (18%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Edam-Volendam. The most recently listed home is Bagijnenland 5 by Steur Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in Edam-Volendam over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Edam-Volendam. The most recent home is Haven 6, offered by Steur Makelaars op Funda. No homes were let in Edam-Volendam over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Edam-Volendam.

Energy

In Edam-Volendam there are 8.964 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (35%), C (20%) and B (17%). On average, an address in Edam-Volendam uses 2.930 kWh of electricity per year. This is 15% above the national average of 2.550 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.000 m³ per year, is 25% above the national average of 800 m³.