BH west, Hardinxveld-Giessendam – “Generally safe and q...”

BH west is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, in the district Boven Hardinxveld The neighbourhood has a total area of 24 hectares, of which 24 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU05230301. The postcode area is 3372AD-3372ES.

Three residents rate the neighbourhood as good with a score of 7.0. They describe it as 'Generally safe and quiet neighborhood', 'It's a bit cliquey' and 'It's very cosy there'. Aspects such as greenery, cleanliness, housing are rated well in this neighbourhood, while accessibility and amenities score less well.

Residents

BH west has 1.815 residents. Of these, 49,0% are men and 51,0% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (28,1%). The other age groups are 23,4% for '45 to 65 years', 20,4% for '0 to 15 years', 16,8% for '65 years or older' and 11,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,5% is unmarried, 43,0% is married, 6,6% is divorced and 5,0% is widowed. 1.545 residents originate from the Netherlands, 50 come from Europe and 220 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 780 households in BH west. 34,0% of these are single-person households, 25,6% households without children and 40,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In BH west there are 1.400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €30.600, which is €5.200 (15%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.500, which is €5.700 (20%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of BH west are educated to an intermediate level. 45,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 38,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 15,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.815 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.216 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In BH west, 23% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 270 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In BH west there are 795 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €275.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. In BH west there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 52% rental homes and 48% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 48% privately owned, 50% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in BH west are 1950-1970 (54%) and 2010-2020 (10%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in BH west. The most recently listed home is Prinses Margrietstraat 28 by Alblasserwaard Makelaars & Taxateurs. No homes were sold in BH west over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for BH west.

Energy

In BH west there are 801 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (26%), C (24%) and B (14%). On average, an address in BH west uses 2.400 kWh of electricity per year. This is 15% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 910 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 29% below the national average of 1.280 m³.