Ballast, Coevorden – “Great neighbourhood”

Ballast is located in the province of Drenthe, in the municipality of Coevorden, in the district Coevorden The neighbourhood has a total area of 62 hectares, of which 62 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU01091007. The postcode area is 7741EG-7741ZZ.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.3. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Great neighbourhood'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Ballast has 1.640 residents. Of these, 51,2% are men and 49,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (34,1%). The other age groups are 22,3% for '25 to 45 years', 16,8% for '65 years or older', 13,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 13,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,9% is unmarried, 46,0% is married, 7,3% is divorced and 3,0% is widowed. 1.475 residents originate from the Netherlands, 95 come from Europe and 75 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 690 households in Ballast. 24,6% of these are single-person households, 37,0% households without children and 38,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Ballast there are 1.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.100, which is €4.700 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €25.800, which is €3.400 (12%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Ballast are educated to an intermediate level. 59,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 27,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 13,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.640 residents, around 68% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.115 people. This is 3% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (91%), while 9% are self-employed. In Ballast, 23% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 240 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Ballast there are 671 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €240.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 14% rental homes and 86% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 86% privately owned, 10% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Ballast are 1980-1990 (76%) and 1990-2000 (18%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Ballast. The most recently listed home is Truus Wijsmüllerstraat 1 by Huispedia. No homes were sold in Ballast over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Ballast. The most recent home is Hanny Schaftstraat 32, offered by www.thuiskompas.nl. No homes were let in Ballast over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Ballast.

Energy

In Ballast there are 674 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (60%), B (26%) and A (10%). On average, an address in Ballast uses 2.810 kWh of electricity per year. This is in line with the national average. With an annual consumption of 1.100 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 14% below the national average of 1.280 m³.