Municipality of Heemstede: living, scores & reviews

Heemstede is located in the province of Noord-Holland The municipality has a total area of 964 hectares, of which 917 hectares are land and 47 hectares are water. The municipality is coded as GM0397. The postcode area is 2101AA-2106ND.

Residents

Heemstede has 27.638 residents. Of these, 47,5% are men and 52,5% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (28,1%). The other age groups are 27,0% for '45 to 65 years', 18,1% for '25 to 45 years', 17,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,4% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 46,0% is unmarried, 39,4% is married, 8,1% is divorced and 6,5% is widowed. 20.631 residents originate from the Netherlands, 2.771 come from Europe and 4.236 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 12.281 households in Heemstede. 36,8% of these are single-person households, 28,9% households without children and 34,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons. The national average is 2,1 persons.

In Heemstede there are 21.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €61.600, which is €19.400 (46%) higher than the national average of €42.200. Per resident, the average income is €49.400, which is €14.500 (42%) higher than the national average of €34.900. Most residents of Heemstede are highly educated. 54,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 29,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 15,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 27.638 residents, around 71% are in paid employment, which amounts to 19.623 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 72%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (76%), while 24% are self-employed. In Heemstede, 31% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 7.090 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Heemstede there are 12.841 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €680.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 34% rental homes and 66% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 67% privately owned, 21% owned by housing associations and 12% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Heemstede are 1925-1950 (24%) and 1950-1970 (21%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Heemstede. The most recently listed home is Binnenweg 192 by Maarten van Vliet Makelaars. No homes were sold in Heemstede over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Heemstede. The most recent home is Alberdingk Thijmlaan 48, offered by Koops Makelaardij Haarlem op Funda. No homes were let in Heemstede over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Heemstede.

Energy

In Heemstede there are 8.244 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (24%), A (23%) and B (13%). On average, an address in Heemstede uses 2.660 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% above the national average of 2.550 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.050 m³ per year, is 31% above the national average of 800 m³.