Blokhuisplein, Leeuwarden

Blokhuisplein is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Leeuwarden, in the district Binnenstad The neighbourhood has a total area of 6 hectares, of which 6 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00801006. The postcode area is 8911KJ-8911NB.

Residents

Blokhuisplein has 570 residents. Of these, 62,3% are men and 38,6% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (48,2%). The other age groups are 36,0% for '15 to 25 years', 13,2% for '45 to 65 years', 2,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 0,9% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 89,5% is unmarried, 4,4% is married and 5,3% is divorced. 300 residents originate from the Netherlands, 110 come from Europe and 165 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 490 households in Blokhuisplein. 83,7% of these are single-person households, 12,2% households without children and 4,1% households with children. The average household size is 1,2 persons.

In Blokhuisplein there are 400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €25.900, which is €9.900 (28%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €24.800, which is €4.400 (15%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Blokhuisplein are educated to an intermediate level. 51,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 25,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 23,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 570 residents, around 63% are in paid employment, which amounts to 359 people. This is 2% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Blokhuisplein, 21% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a social assistance benefit. 70 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Blokhuisplein there are 332 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €134.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 96% rental homes and 4% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 4% privately owned, 69% owned by housing associations and 27% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Blokhuisplein are 1950-1970 (32%) and 2010-2020 (16%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Blokhuisplein. No homes were sold in Blokhuisplein over the past year.

Rental homes

There is 1 homes for rent in Blokhuisplein. The most recent home is Oosterkade 123A, offered by Rent-solutions.nl op Pararius. Over the past year, 26 homes were let in Blokhuisplein. On average, a listing was let within 35 days.

The average rent for a rental home in Blokhuisplein over the past year was €993 per month. Per m² of plot area that is €18 per month.

Energy

In Blokhuisplein there are 501 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (43%), B (22%) and C (14%). On average, an address in Blokhuisplein uses 1.580 kWh of electricity per year. This is 44% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 760 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 41% below the national average of 1.280 m³.