Buitenwoel, Veendam – “It's a nice and cozy...”

Buitenwoel is located in the province of Groningen, in the municipality of Veendam, in the district Veendam-kern The neighbourhood has a total area of 218 hectares, of which 208 hectares are land and 10 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00470007. The postcode area is 9645AA-9646ED.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.8. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'It's a nice and cozy neighbourhood.'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Buitenwoel has 2.155 residents. Of these, 50,6% are men and 49,4% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (34,1%). The other age groups are 20,4% for '25 to 45 years', 17,2% for '0 to 15 years', 16,0% for '65 years or older' and 12,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,9% is unmarried, 48,7% is married, 5,3% is divorced and 2,3% is widowed. 1.905 residents originate from the Netherlands, 75 come from Europe and 175 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 840 households in Buitenwoel. 17,9% of these are single-person households, 36,3% households without children and 45,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,6 persons.

In Buitenwoel there are 1.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €37.400, which is €1.600 (4%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.500, which is €300 (1%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Buitenwoel are educated to an intermediate level. 53,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 27,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 18,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.155 residents, around 68% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.465 people. This is 3% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (90%), while 10% are self-employed. In Buitenwoel, 19% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 300 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Buitenwoel there are 826 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €306.000. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 8% rental homes and 92% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 92% privately owned, 7% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Buitenwoel are 1990-2000 (38%) and 1980-1990 (26%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Buitenwoel. The most recently listed home is Marten Klompienlaan 17 by Alders Makelaars. No homes were sold in Buitenwoel over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Buitenwoel. No homes were let in Buitenwoel over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Buitenwoel.

Energy

In Buitenwoel there are 823 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (41%), A (32%) and C (23%). On average, an address in Buitenwoel uses 2.710 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.170 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 9% below the national average of 1.280 m³.