Heikant-West, Veldhoven

Heikant-West is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Veldhoven, in the district Noordelijk Woongebied The neighbourhood has a total area of 70 hectares, of which 70 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU08610100. The postcode area is 5508AA-5508NC.

Residents

Heikant-West has 3.750 residents. Of these, 50,8% are men and 49,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,4%). The other age groups are 23,9% for '25 to 45 years', 19,1% for '65 years or older', 15,5% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,1% is unmarried, 46,8% is married, 7,2% is divorced and 2,8% is widowed. 2.855 residents originate from the Netherlands, 340 come from Europe and 555 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.600 households in Heikant-West. 25,9% of these are single-person households, 34,7% households without children and 39,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Heikant-West there are 3.100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €39.700, which is €3.900 (11%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €32.400, which is €3.200 (11%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Heikant-West are educated to an intermediate level. 43,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 34,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 21,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 3.750 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.513 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (90%), while 10% are self-employed. In Heikant-West, 21% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 560 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Heikant-West there are 1.585 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €398.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 26% rental homes and 74% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 74% privately owned, 19% owned by housing associations and 7% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Heikant-West are 1980-1990 (80%) and 1970-1980 (19%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Heikant-West. The most recently listed home is Asberg 62 by VTH Makelaardij. No homes were sold in Heikant-West over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Heikant-West. The most recent home is Meresberg 72, offered by www.wooniezie.nl. No homes were let in Heikant-West over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Heikant-West.

Energy

In Heikant-West there are 1.591 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (78%), B (12%) and A (8%). On average, an address in Heikant-West uses 2.840 kWh of electricity per year. This is 1% above 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.