Neighbourhood in Midden-Groningen
Gorecht-West is located in the province of Groningen, in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the district Hoogezand-Zuid The neighbourhood has a total area of 41 hectares, of which 41 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19520205. The postcode area is 9602DV-9602XX.
One resident rates the neighbourhood as satisfactory with a score of 5.3. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Neighbourhood is going downhill'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.
Gorecht-West has 2.335 residents. Of these, 46,5% are men and 53,3% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (27,4%). The other age groups are 22,7% for '25 to 45 years', 18,4% for '0 to 15 years', 17,6% for '65 years or older' and 14,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 51,8% is unmarried, 32,8% is married, 10,1% is divorced and 5,4% is widowed. 1.200 residents originate from the Netherlands, 165 come from Europe and 970 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 1.035 households in Gorecht-West. 35,3% of these are single-person households, 22,2% households without children and 42,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.
In Gorecht-West there are 1.800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €22.000, which is €13.800 (39%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €16.600, which is €12.600 (43%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Gorecht-West are educated to a lower level. 45,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 44,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 9,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).
Of the 2.335 residents, around 48% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.121 people. This is 17% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (92%), while 8% are self-employed. In Gorecht-West, 34% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 370 people receive this benefit.
In Gorecht-West there are 1.052 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €171.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 73% rental homes and 27% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 27% privately owned, 68% owned by housing associations and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Gorecht-West are 1950-1970 (48%) and 1970-1980 (20%).
There are currently no homes for sale in Gorecht-West. The most recently listed home is van der Duyn v Maasdamwg 208A by Makelaardij Groningen B.V. op Funda. No homes were sold in Gorecht-West over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in Gorecht-West. The most recent home is Talmastraat 29, offered by De Wit Garantiemakelaars. No homes were let in Gorecht-West over the past year.
No recent rental data available for Gorecht-West.
In Gorecht-West there are 1.016 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (31%), A (24%) and D (20%). On average, an address in Gorecht-West uses 2.360 kWh of electricity per year. This is 16% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.050 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 18% below the national average of 1.280 m³.
Have lived here for quite a few years, and have noticed that the neighbourhood has gone downhill very fast in those years, also in terms of crime and little to do for the youth.
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The housing stock is mainly post-war — 88% was built between 1945 and 1990. In addition, the most common type is terraced houses (61%).
Over the past year a home for sale in Gorecht-West was listed for an average of €274,258 (€2,360 per m²).
Buurt Gorecht-West has 2,335 residents. Many families: 43% of the households have children.
From Gorecht-West you can on average reach a supermarket at 0.7 km, a GP at 0.7 km, a railway station at 1.4 km, a primary school at 0.3 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).
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