Hofgeest, Velsen

Hofgeest is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Velsen, in the district Velserbroek The neighbourhood has a total area of 112 hectares, of which 112 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU04530800. The postcode area is 1991AA-1991ZK.

Residents

Hofgeest has 1.540 residents. Of these, 51,3% are men and 48,7% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (31,2%). The other age groups are 20,8% for '25 to 45 years', 20,8% for '65 years or older', 15,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,2% is unmarried, 46,4% is married, 6,8% is divorced and 3,2% is widowed. 1.355 residents originate from the Netherlands, 65 come from Europe and 125 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 650 households in Hofgeest. 23,8% of these are single-person households, 35,4% households without children and 40,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Hofgeest there are 1.100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €37.600, which is €1.800 (5%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.100, which is €1.900 (7%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Hofgeest are educated to an intermediate level. 47,3% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 30,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 22,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 1.540 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.001 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Hofgeest, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 270 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Hofgeest there are 618 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €483.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 27% rental homes and 73% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 73% privately owned, 17% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Hofgeest are 1980-1990 (50%) and 2020 and later (36%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Hofgeest. The most recently listed home is Rietkamp 28 by Hugtenburg & de Vries Makelaars en Taxateurs. No homes were sold in Hofgeest over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Hofgeest.

Energy

In Hofgeest there are 865 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (48%), A+++ (31%) and B (11%). On average, an address in Hofgeest uses 2.910 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 970 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 24% below the national average of 1.280 m³.