Akkers, Houten

Akkers is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Houten, in the district Houten Noord-Oost The neighbourhood has a total area of 14 hectares, of which 14 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03211129. The postcode area is 3994EA-3994GG.

Residents

Akkers has 960 residents. Of these, 47,9% are men and 52,1% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (30,2%). The other age groups are 29,2% for '45 to 65 years', 17,7% for '25 to 45 years', 12,0% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 37,5% is unmarried, 51,0% is married, 5,7% is divorced and 5,7% is widowed. 780 residents originate from the Netherlands, 60 come from Europe and 120 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 430 households in Akkers. 25,6% of these are single-person households, 39,5% households without children and 34,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Akkers there are 800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €39.400, which is €3.600 (10%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €33.000, which is €3.800 (13%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Akkers are highly educated. 42,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 38,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 18,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 960 residents, around 63% are in paid employment, which amounts to 605 people. This is 2% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (85%), while 15% are self-employed. In Akkers, 30% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 240 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Akkers there are 425 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €490.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 29% rental homes and 71% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 71% privately owned, 28% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Akkers are 1990-2000 (64%) and 1980-1990 (34%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Akkers. The most recently listed home is Dassenakker 69 by MARELL Makelaars op Pararius. No homes were sold in Akkers over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Akkers.

Energy

In Akkers there are 428 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (52%), B (36%) and A (11%). On average, an address in Akkers uses 2.640 kWh of electricity per year. This is 6% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 840 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 34% below the national average of 1.280 m³.