Harkema, Achtkarspelen – “Little contact”

Harkema is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Achtkarspelen, in the district Zuid The neighbourhood has a total area of 249 hectares, of which 248 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00590201. The postcode area is 9281HA-9281XJ.

Two residents rate the neighbourhood as good with a score of 7.4. They describe it as 'Little contact' and 'Each to themselves'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Harkema has 4.030 residents. Of these, 51,2% are men and 48,6% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (27,3%). The other age groups are 22,7% for '25 to 45 years', 20,0% for '65 years or older', 17,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 48,0% is unmarried, 40,6% is married, 5,8% is divorced and 5,5% is widowed. 3.905 residents originate from the Netherlands, 55 come from Europe and 70 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.690 households in Harkema. 30,2% of these are single-person households, 29,9% households without children and 39,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Harkema there are 3.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €29.000, which is €6.800 (19%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €22.900, which is €6.300 (22%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Harkema are educated to an intermediate level. 50,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 37,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 11,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 4.030 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.499 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Harkema, 26% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 730 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Harkema there are 1.703 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €255.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 36% rental homes and 64% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 64% privately owned, 30% owned by housing associations and 6% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Harkema are 1950-1970 (29%) and 1970-1980 (23%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Harkema. The most recently listed home is Ikeloane 33 by Varwijk & Sibma. No homes were sold in Harkema over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Harkema. The most recent home is Roggekamp 2, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Harkema over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Harkema.

Energy

In Harkema there are 1.736 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (24%), B (21%) and A (17%). On average, an address in Harkema uses 2.770 kWh of electricity per year. This is 1% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.260 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 2% below the national average of 1.280 m³.