Braken-West, Heusden – “Cosy!!”

Braken-West is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Heusden, in the district Drunen The neighbourhood has a total area of 68 hectares, of which 68 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU07970101. The postcode area is 5151AB-5151ZZ.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as good with a score of 7.8. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Cosy!!'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Braken-West has 2.735 residents. Of these, 48,8% are men and 51,4% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (29,1%). The other age groups are 25,8% for '45 to 65 years', 22,1% for '25 to 45 years', 14,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,6% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 41,3% is unmarried, 41,3% is married, 7,3% is divorced and 10,1% is widowed. 2.285 residents originate from the Netherlands, 170 come from Europe and 280 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.190 households in Braken-West. 34,0% of these are single-person households, 34,0% households without children and 31,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Braken-West there are 2.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €30.700, which is €5.100 (14%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.300, which is €1.900 (7%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Braken-West are educated to an intermediate level. 44,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 34,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 21,1% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.735 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.832 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In Braken-West, 32% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 720 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Braken-West there are 1.283 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €344.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 34% rental homes and 66% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 66% privately owned, 29% owned by housing associations and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Braken-West are 1950-1970 (57%) and 2000-2010 (13%).

Homes for sale

There are currently 12 homes for sale in Braken-West. The most recently listed home is Meidoornstraat 21 by Remco Olden Lommers Makelaars op Funda. Over the past year, 36 homes were sold in Braken-West. On average, a home was sold within 60 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Braken-West over the past year was €465.639. This is 35% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €344.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €3.696.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Braken-West. The most recent home is Rooijackerserf 25, offered by www.thuispoort.nl. No homes were let in Braken-West over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Braken-West.

Energy

In Braken-West there are 1.288 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (18%), C (18%) and F (17%). On average, an address in Braken-West uses 2.740 kWh of electricity per year. This is 2% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.060 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 17% below the national average of 1.280 m³.