Het meer, Heerenveen

Het meer is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Heerenveen, in the district Heerenveen The neighbourhood has a total area of 509 hectares, of which 494 hectares are land and 14 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00740108. The postcode area is 8448CC-8448RG.

Residents

Het meer has 450 residents. Of these, 52,2% are men and 47,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,0%). The other age groups are 26,7% for '65 years or older', 16,7% for '25 to 45 years', 13,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 13,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,2% is unmarried, 47,8% is married, 4,4% is divorced and 5,6% is widowed. 430 residents originate from the Netherlands, 5 come from Europe and 20 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 190 households in Het meer. 23,7% of these are single-person households, 42,1% households without children and 34,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Het meer there are 400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.800, which is €2.000 (6%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.800, which is €1.400 (5%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Het meer are educated to an intermediate level. 45,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 31,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 22,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 450 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 293 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (77%), while 23% are self-employed. In Het meer, 27% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 110 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Het meer there are 185 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €423.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% 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 Het meer are 2000-2010 (36%) and 2010-2020 (19%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Het meer. The most recently listed home is het Meer 243E by Kraak & Tulner Makelaardij op Funda. No homes were sold in Het meer over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Het meer. The most recent home is Neptunus 11-8, offered by Makelaardij Terpstra B.V.. No homes were let in Het meer over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Het meer.

Energy

In Het meer there are 496 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (57%), G (15%) and C (6%). On average, an address in Het meer uses 3.280 kWh of electricity per year. This is 17% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.400 m³ per year, is 9% above the national average of 1.280 m³.