De Boezem, Papendrecht

De Boezem is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the municipality of Papendrecht, in the district Westpolder The neighbourhood has a total area of 22 hectares, of which 22 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU05900101. The postcode area is 3351AN-3351SP.

Residents

De Boezem has 775 residents. Of these, 46,5% are men and 54,2% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (35,5%). The other age groups are 25,8% for '45 to 65 years', 16,1% for '25 to 45 years', 13,5% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 34,8% is unmarried, 47,1% is married, 9,0% is divorced and 9,0% is widowed. 570 residents originate from the Netherlands, 55 come from Europe and 150 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 360 households in De Boezem. 31,9% of these are single-person households, 38,9% households without children and 29,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In De Boezem there are 600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.900, which is €1.900 (5%) 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 De Boezem are educated to an intermediate level. 49,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 26,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 775 residents, around 54% are in paid employment, which amounts to 419 people. This is 11% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (79%), while 21% are self-employed. In De Boezem, 40% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 250 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In De Boezem there are 363 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €345.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 67% rental homes and 33% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 33% privately owned, 66% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in De Boezem are 1970-1980 (72%) and 1980-1990 (23%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in De Boezem. The most recently listed home is Frederik van Eedenstraat 4 by Van Ekeren Kuiper Papendrecht. No homes were sold in De Boezem over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for De Boezem.

Energy

In De Boezem there are 363 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (46%), B (29%) and D (13%). On average, an address in De Boezem uses 2.550 kWh of electricity per year. This is 9% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 940 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 27% below the national average of 1.280 m³.