
Neighbourhood in Hellendoorn
De Blokken is located in the province of Overijssel, in the municipality of Hellendoorn, in the district Nijverdal Oost The neighbourhood has a total area of 59 hectares, of which 59 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU01630405. The postcode area is 7441AD-7442ZK.
De Blokken has 2.090 residents. Of these, 51,7% are men and 48,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (26,8%). The other age groups are 26,1% for '25 to 45 years', 20,8% for '65 years or older', 15,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,8% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 46,9% is unmarried, 40,7% is married, 7,2% is divorced and 5,3% is widowed. 1.795 residents originate from the Netherlands, 50 come from Europe and 240 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 980 households in De Blokken. 37,2% of these are single-person households, 30,1% households without children and 32,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.
In De Blokken there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €27.200, which is €8.600 (24%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €22.500, which is €6.700 (23%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of De Blokken are educated to an intermediate level. 52,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 32,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 14,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).
Of the 2.090 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.359 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (92%), while 8% are self-employed. In De Blokken, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 380 people receive this benefit.
In De Blokken there are 956 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €258.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. In De Blokken there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 46% rental homes and 54% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 55% privately owned, 44% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in De Blokken are 1950-1970 (66%) and 1970-1980 (16%).
There are currently no homes for sale in De Blokken. The most recently listed home is Portlandweg 46 by Alpina Nijverdal (voorheen Mulder Makelaardij). No homes were sold in De Blokken over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in De Blokken. The most recent home is Reviusstraat 17, offered by www.woninghuren.nl. No homes were let in De Blokken over the past year.
No recent rental data available for De Blokken.
In De Blokken there are 989 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (29%), C (25%) and B (18%). On average, an address in De Blokken uses 2.510 kWh of electricity per year. This is 11% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 960 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 25% below the national average of 1.280 m³.