Bovensmilde-Centrum, Midden-Drenthe – “Cosy”

Bovensmilde-Centrum is located in the province of Drenthe, in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, in the district Bovensmilde The neighbourhood has a total area of 118 hectares, of which 116 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU17310700. The postcode area is 9421MA-9421VD.

Three residents rate the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.2. They describe it as 'Cosy', 'A cosy village with all my mates' and 'Bovensmilde'. Residents are positive about the neighbourhood: nearly all aspects score well. In particular, safety, community, cleanliness are seen as strong points.

Residents

Bovensmilde-Centrum has 2.805 residents. Of these, 50,1% are men and 49,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,2%). The other age groups are 23,9% for '65 years or older', 22,6% for '25 to 45 years', 15,0% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,9% is unmarried, 44,2% is married, 6,8% is divorced and 5,2% is widowed. 2.420 residents originate from the Netherlands, 70 come from Europe and 315 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.255 households in Bovensmilde-Centrum. 30,3% of these are single-person households, 33,5% households without children and 36,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Bovensmilde-Centrum there are 2.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.400, which is €4.400 (12%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.700, which is €1.500 (5%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Bovensmilde-Centrum are educated to an intermediate level. 60,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 19,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 19,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.805 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.795 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (91%), while 9% are self-employed. In Bovensmilde-Centrum, 28% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 580 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Bovensmilde-Centrum there are 1.262 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €255.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 29% rental homes and 71% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 71% privately owned, 27% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Bovensmilde-Centrum are 1970-1980 (26%) and 1950-1970 (24%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Bovensmilde-Centrum. The most recently listed home is Berberisstraat 61 by Huispedia. No homes were sold in Bovensmilde-Centrum over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Bovensmilde-Centrum. The most recent home is H.P. Sickensstraat 13D, offered by www.thuiskompas.nl. No homes were let in Bovensmilde-Centrum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Bovensmilde-Centrum.

Energy

In Bovensmilde-Centrum there are 1.268 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (33%), B (29%) and A (21%). On average, an address in Bovensmilde-Centrum uses 2.610 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.230 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 4% below the national average of 1.280 m³.