Bovenkerk, Amstelveen

Bovenkerk is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Amstelveen, in the district Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord The neighbourhood has a total area of 77 hectares, of which 77 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03621101. The postcode area is 1185XA-1187ZT.

Residents

Bovenkerk has 3.025 residents. Of these, 47,4% are men and 52,6% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,4%). The other age groups are 20,2% for '0 to 15 years', 19,3% for '25 to 45 years', 19,2% for '65 years or older' and 10,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 50,2% is unmarried, 37,9% is married, 6,9% is divorced and 4,8% is widowed. 1.800 residents originate from the Netherlands, 370 come from Europe and 855 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.275 households in Bovenkerk. 34,1% of these are single-person households, 22,7% households without children and 43,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Bovenkerk there are 2.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €49.400, which is €13.600 (38%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €38.300, which is €9.100 (31%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Bovenkerk are highly educated. 49,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 29,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 21,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 3.025 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.027 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (81%), while 19% are self-employed. In Bovenkerk, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 540 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Bovenkerk there are 1.275 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €595.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. In Bovenkerk there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 47% rental homes and 53% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 53% privately owned, 40% owned by housing associations and 7% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Bovenkerk are 2000-2010 (37%) and 1950-1970 (21%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Bovenkerk. The most recently listed home is Noorddammerlaan 83 by Koops Makelaardij Amstelveen op Pararius. No homes were sold in Bovenkerk over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Bovenkerk. The most recent home is Noorddammerlaan 82, offered by www.vva.amsterdam. No homes were let in Bovenkerk over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Bovenkerk.

Energy

In Bovenkerk there are 1.367 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (57%), C (11%) and E (8%). On average, an address in Bovenkerk uses 2.810 kWh of electricity per year. This is in line with the national average. With an annual consumption of 950 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 26% below the national average of 1.280 m³.