Appelscha-Vaart, Ooststellingwerf

Appelscha-Vaart is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, in the district Appelscha The neighbourhood has a total area of 45 hectares, of which 41 hectares are land and 4 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00850109. The postcode area is 8426AA-8426EH.

Residents

Appelscha-Vaart has 595 residents. Of these, 51,3% are men and 48,7% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,3%). The other age groups are 26,9% for '65 years or older', 20,2% for '25 to 45 years', 12,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,9% is unmarried, 40,3% is married, 10,1% is divorced and 6,7% is widowed. 545 residents originate from the Netherlands, 25 come from Europe and 20 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 285 households in Appelscha-Vaart. 40,4% of these are single-person households, 35,1% households without children and 24,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Appelscha-Vaart there are 500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.200, which is €4.600 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.000, which is €3.200 (11%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Appelscha-Vaart are educated to an intermediate level. 52,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 28,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 19,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 595 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 369 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (74%), while 26% are self-employed. In Appelscha-Vaart, 34% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 150 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Appelscha-Vaart there are 299 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €288.000. Of these, around 92% are occupied and 8% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 37% rental homes and 63% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 62% privately owned, 17% owned by housing associations, 20% owned by other landlords and 1% of unknown ownership. The most common construction periods in Appelscha-Vaart are 1950-1970 (23%) and 2010-2020 (22%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Appelscha-Vaart. The most recently listed home is Vaart Zz 53A by Makelaardij Friesland Drachten. No homes were sold in Appelscha-Vaart over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Appelscha-Vaart.

Energy

In Appelscha-Vaart there are 367 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (29%), G (14%) and B (14%). On average, an address in Appelscha-Vaart uses 2.740 kWh of electricity per year. This is 2% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.330 m³ per year, is 4% above the national average of 1.280 m³.