Gaarden, Nieuwegein

Gaarden is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Nieuwegein, in the district Batau Zuid The neighbourhood has a total area of 85 hectares, of which 83 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03560303. The postcode area is 3436GA-3437PV.

Residents

Gaarden has 2.765 residents. Of these, 51,4% are men and 48,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (25,3%). The other age groups are 23,7% for '25 to 45 years', 22,8% for '65 years or older', 17,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,8% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,2% is unmarried, 46,1% is married, 5,6% is divorced and 3,3% is widowed. 2.180 residents originate from the Netherlands, 180 come from Europe and 405 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.115 households in Gaarden. 22,4% of these are single-person households, 37,2% households without children and 40,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,5 persons.

In Gaarden there are 2.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €41.600, which is €5.800 (16%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €34.700, which is €5.500 (19%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Gaarden are educated to an intermediate level. 45,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 36,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 17,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.765 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.853 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In Gaarden, 24% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 570 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Gaarden there are 1.101 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €451.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 4% rental homes and 96% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 96% privately owned and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Gaarden are 1970-1980 (91%) and 1980-1990 (8%).

Homes for sale

There are currently 2 homes for sale in Gaarden. The most recently listed home is Wijnbesgaarde 6 by Aspekt Makelaars op Funda. Over the past year, 129 homes were sold in Gaarden. On average, a home was sold within 2 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Gaarden over the past year was €1.051.368. This is 133% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €451.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €5.592.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Gaarden.

Energy

In Gaarden there are 1.135 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (76%), B (10%) and D (7%). On average, an address in Gaarden uses 3.190 kWh of electricity per year. This is 14% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.180 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 8% below the national average of 1.280 m³.