Municipality of Smallingerland

Smallingerland is located in the province of Friesland The municipality has a total area of 12.617 hectares, of which 11.717 hectares are land and 900 hectares are water. The municipality is coded as GM0090. The postcode area is 8497NH-9223NP.

Residents

Smallingerland has 56.661 residents. Of these, 50,1% are men and 49,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (27,3%). The other age groups are 23,2% for '25 to 45 years', 22,4% for '65 years or older', 15,5% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 47,3% is unmarried, 38,8% is married, 8,5% is divorced and 5,4% is widowed. 48.489 residents originate from the Netherlands, 2.554 come from Europe and 5.618 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 25.783 households in Smallingerland. 38,1% of these are single-person households, 29,2% households without children and 32,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Smallingerland there are 44.500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.800, which is €3.000 (8%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.800, which is €2.400 (8%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Smallingerland are educated to an intermediate level. 46,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 56.661 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 36.263 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Smallingerland, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 11.350 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Smallingerland there are 26.241 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €276.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 40% rental homes and 60% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 60% privately owned, 30% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Smallingerland are 1950-1970 (28%) and 1970-1980 (19%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Smallingerland. The most recently listed home is Moezel 101 by Kuperus Makelaardij op Funda. No homes were sold in Smallingerland over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Smallingerland. The most recent home is Dollard 9, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Smallingerland over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Smallingerland.

Energy

In Smallingerland there are 27.327 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (29%), A (25%) and B (17%). On average, an address in Smallingerland uses 2.440 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.120 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 13% below the national average of 1.280 m³.