Bloemenbuurt West, Almere – “really not safe”

Bloemenbuurt West is located in the province of Flevoland, in the municipality of Almere, in the district Bloemenbuurt The neighbourhood has a total area of 22 hectares, of which 21 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00344804. The postcode area is 1338LA-1338PV.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as poor with a score of 1.0. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'really not safe'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Bloemenbuurt West has 1.490 residents. Of these, 46,6% are men and 53,4% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (27,9%). The other age groups are 26,8% for '25 to 45 years', 17,4% for '65 years or older', 17,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 52,7% is unmarried, 30,2% is married, 12,4% is divorced and 4,0% is widowed. 760 residents originate from the Netherlands, 130 come from Europe and 595 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 715 households in Bloemenbuurt West. 42,0% of these are single-person households, 20,3% households without children and 37,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Bloemenbuurt West there are 1.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.300, which is €3.500 (10%) 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 Bloemenbuurt West are educated to an intermediate level. 53,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 31,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 15,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.490 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 909 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (90%), while 10% are self-employed. In Bloemenbuurt West, 27% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 240 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Bloemenbuurt West there are 700 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €267.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. In Bloemenbuurt West there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 51% rental homes and 49% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 49% privately owned, 50% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Bloemenbuurt West are 1980-1990 (97%) and 1990-2000 (3%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Bloemenbuurt West. The most recently listed home is Irispad 3 by IMMO Arie van der Lee op Funda. No homes were sold in Bloemenbuurt West over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Bloemenbuurt West. The most recent home is Zonnebloemweg 54, offered by Inter immo. No homes were let in Bloemenbuurt West over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Bloemenbuurt West.

Energy

In Bloemenbuurt West there are 702 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (49%), C (47%) and A (5%). On average, an address in Bloemenbuurt West uses 2.350 kWh of electricity per year. This is 16% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 820 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 36% below the national average of 1.280 m³.