De Kist, Overbetuwe – “Good enough”

De Kist is located in the province of Gelderland, in the municipality of Overbetuwe, in the district Elst-Noord The neighbourhood has a total area of 20 hectares, of which 20 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU17340306. The postcode area is 6661EW-6661ZZ.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as good with a score of 7.3. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Good enough'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

De Kist has 1.185 residents. Of these, 46,4% are men and 54,0% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (27,8%). The other age groups are 26,6% for '45 to 65 years', 21,1% for '25 to 45 years', 14,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 44,3% is unmarried, 35,4% is married, 11,8% is divorced and 8,4% is widowed. 880 residents originate from the Netherlands, 70 come from Europe and 235 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 570 households in De Kist. 39,5% of these are single-person households, 28,1% households without children and 32,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In De Kist there are 1.000 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €27.300, which is €8.500 (24%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.000, which is €6.200 (21%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of De Kist are educated to an intermediate level. 48,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 33,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 18,1% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.185 residents, around 59% are in paid employment, which amounts to 699 people. This is 6% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In De Kist, 35% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 290 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In De Kist there are 574 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €281.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 60% rental homes and 40% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 40% privately owned, 57% owned by housing associations and 3% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in De Kist are 1950-1970 (73%) and 2000-2010 (13%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in De Kist. The most recently listed home is Valburgseweg 62 by Blaauwendraad Makelaardij & Hypotheken op Funda. No homes were sold in De Kist over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for De Kist.

Energy

In De Kist there are 561 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (22%), A (19%) and E (19%). On average, an address in De Kist uses 2.470 kWh of electricity per year. This is 12% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 990 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 23% below the national average of 1.280 m³.