Esse Laag, Zuidplas – “Nice quiet neighbour...”

Esse Laag is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the municipality of Zuidplas, in the district Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel The neighbourhood has a total area of 43 hectares, of which 40 hectares are land and 3 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU18920409. The postcode area is 2911AE-2911RH.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.1. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Nice quiet neighbourhood with many things nearby like train station'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Esse Laag has 2.170 residents. Of these, 48,6% are men and 51,2% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (34,3%). The other age groups are 19,6% for '25 to 45 years', 16,6% for '65 years or older', 15,2% for '0 to 15 years' and 14,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 44,9% is unmarried, 43,5% is married, 7,8% is divorced and 3,5% is widowed. 1.765 residents originate from the Netherlands, 95 come from Europe and 300 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 895 households in Esse Laag. 26,3% of these are single-person households, 28,5% households without children and 45,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Esse Laag there are 1.800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €41.900, which is €6.100 (17%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €33.900, which is €4.700 (16%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Esse Laag are educated to an intermediate level. 45,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 33,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 21,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.170 residents, around 70% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.519 people. This is 5% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In Esse Laag, 19% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 310 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Esse Laag there are 890 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €438.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 34% rental homes and 66% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 66% privately owned, 33% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Esse Laag are 1990-2000 (66%) and 1950-1970 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Esse Laag. The most recently listed home is Wolga 143 by Makelaar Lagendijk. No homes were sold in Esse Laag over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Esse Laag.

Energy

In Esse Laag there are 896 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (42%), B (36%) and C (10%). On average, an address in Esse Laag uses 2.930 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 870 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 32% below the national average of 1.280 m³.