Blauwhuis, Súdwest-Fryslân

Blauwhuis is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, in the district Oosthem The neighbourhood has a total area of 173 hectares, of which 172 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19000901. The postcode area is 8615LB-8616LA.

Residents

Blauwhuis has 605 residents. Of these, 48,8% are men and 52,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (26,4%). The other age groups are 24,0% for '65 years or older', 19,8% for '25 to 45 years', 17,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,4% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 49,6% is unmarried, 38,8% is married, 5,0% is divorced and 6,6% is widowed. 575 residents originate from the Netherlands, 15 come from Europe and 20 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 245 households in Blauwhuis. 32,7% of these are single-person households, 30,6% households without children and 36,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Blauwhuis there are 500 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 €24.700, which is €4.500 (15%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Blauwhuis are educated to an intermediate level. 62,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 18,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 18,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 605 residents, around 72% are in paid employment, which amounts to 436 people. This is 7% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Blauwhuis, 23% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 130 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Blauwhuis there are 279 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €296.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 35% rental homes and 65% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 64% privately owned, 33% owned by housing associations and 3% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Blauwhuis are 2000-2010 (22%) and 1970-1980 (17%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Blauwhuis. The most recently listed home is Sinsmar 24 by Chris Draijer Makelaardij op Pararius. Over the past year, 6 homes were sold in Blauwhuis. On average, a home was sold within 60 days.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Blauwhuis. The most recent home is Sinsmar 11, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Blauwhuis over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Blauwhuis.

Energy

In Blauwhuis there are 278 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (24%), C (20%) and A (19%). On average, an address in Blauwhuis uses 2.660 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% 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.