Buren, Ameland

Buren is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Ameland, in the district Wijk 00 The neighbourhood has a total area of 2.026 hectares, of which 2.017 hectares are land and 9 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00600001. The postcode area is 9164JA-9164XW.

Residents

Buren has 760 residents. Of these, 51,3% are men and 48,7% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (27,6%). The other age groups are 24,3% for '45 to 65 years', 20,4% for '65 years or older', 17,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 50,0% is unmarried, 40,1% is married, 4,6% is divorced and 5,3% is widowed. 690 residents originate from the Netherlands, 45 come from Europe and 25 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 350 households in Buren. 35,7% of these are single-person households, 30,0% households without children and 34,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Buren there are 600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €28.700, which is €7.100 (20%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.500, which is €5.700 (20%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Buren are educated to an intermediate level. 51,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 25,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 23,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 760 residents, around 71% are in paid employment, which amounts to 540 people. This is 6% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (75%), while 25% are self-employed. In Buren, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 140 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Buren there are 335 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €380.000. Of these, around 91% are occupied and 9% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 27% rental homes and 73% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 73% privately owned and 27% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Buren are 1950-1970 (22%) and 1990-2000 (22%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Buren. The most recently listed home is Paasduinweg 6 by Makelaardij Ameland op Funda. No homes were sold in Buren over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Buren.

Energy

In Buren there are 807 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (25%), D (19%) and B (17%). On average, an address in Buren uses 3.380 kWh of electricity per year. This is 20% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.470 m³ per year, is 15% above the national average of 1.280 m³.