Gouwe, Opmeer – “Beautiful”

Gouwe is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Opmeer, in the district Hoogwoud The neighbourhood has a total area of 536 hectares, of which 530 hectares are land and 6 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU04320315. The postcode area is 1718AV-1718LN.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as good with a score of 7.0. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Beautiful'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Gouwe has 260 residents. Of these, 53,8% are men and 46,2% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (38,5%). The other age groups are 21,2% for '25 to 45 years', 17,3% for '65 years or older', 13,5% for '15 to 25 years' and 7,7% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 48,1% is unmarried, 46,2% is married, 1,9% is divorced and 3,8% is widowed. 210 residents originate from the Netherlands, 45 come from Europe and 5 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 120 households in Gouwe. 37,5% of these are single-person households, 33,3% households without children and 29,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Gouwe there are 200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €36.000, which is €200 (1%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €32.600, which is €3.400 (12%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Gouwe are educated to an intermediate level. 57,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 26,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 15,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 260 residents, around 76% are in paid employment, which amounts to 198 people. This is 11% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (66%), while 34% are self-employed. In Gouwe, 19% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 50 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Gouwe there are 84 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €558.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 5% rental homes and 95% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 95% privately owned and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Gouwe are 1700-1900 (33%) and 1925-1950 (13%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Gouwe. The most recently listed home is Gouwe 39 by Huispedia. No homes were sold in Gouwe over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Gouwe.

Energy

In Gouwe there are 74 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (50%), A (12%) and D (12%). On average, an address in Gouwe uses 4.150 kWh of electricity per year. This is 48% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.440 m³ per year, is 13% above the national average of 1.280 m³.