Britsum, Leeuwarden

Britsum is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Leeuwarden, in the district Dokkumer Ie en omgeving The neighbourhood has a total area of 38 hectares, of which 38 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00806209. The postcode area is 9055LN-9055NN.

Residents

Britsum has 895 residents. Of these, 48,6% are men and 50,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (27,9%). The other age groups are 26,8% for '65 years or older', 21,8% for '25 to 45 years', 14,5% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 40,2% is unmarried, 47,5% is married, 6,7% is divorced and 4,5% is widowed. 810 residents originate from the Netherlands, 40 come from Europe and 45 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 385 households in Britsum. 26,0% of these are single-person households, 37,7% households without children and 36,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Britsum there are 695 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.127, which is €4.673 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.056, which is €3.144 (11%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Britsum are educated to an intermediate level. 53,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 23,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 22,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 895 residents, around 66% are in paid employment, which amounts to 591 people. This is 1% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Britsum, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 211 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Britsum there are 400 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €242.854. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 22% rental homes and 78% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 78% privately owned, 16% owned by housing associations and 6% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Britsum are 1970-1980 (42%) and 1990-2000 (12%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Britsum. The most recently listed home is De Greiden 14 by Lamberink. No homes were sold in Britsum over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Britsum. The most recent home is De Kamp 3, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Britsum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Britsum.

Energy

In Britsum there are 397 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (34%), B (20%) and G (19%). On average, an address in Britsum uses 2.499 kWh of electricity per year. This is 11% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.224 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 4% below the national average of 1.280 m³.