Houten, Houten

Houten is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Houten, in the district Houten Zuid-West The neighbourhood has a total area of 29 hectares, of which 29 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03211231. The postcode area is 3991AJ-3991PZ.

Residents

Houten has 1.605 residents. Of these, 50,8% are men and 49,2% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (33,6%). The other age groups are 19,3% for '65 years or older', 18,1% for '0 to 15 years', 15,6% for '25 to 45 years' and 13,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,8% is unmarried, 43,9% is married, 6,2% is divorced and 3,7% is widowed. 1.335 residents originate from the Netherlands, 110 come from Europe and 160 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 650 households in Houten. 28,5% of these are single-person households, 29,2% households without children and 42,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,5 persons.

In Houten there are 1.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €49.200, which is €13.400 (37%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €37.900, which is €8.700 (30%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Houten are highly educated. 43,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 34,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 22,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 1.605 residents, around 70% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.124 people. This is 5% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (80%), while 20% are self-employed. In Houten, 20% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 270 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Houten there are 641 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €554.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 29% rental homes and 71% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 71% privately owned, 17% owned by housing associations and 12% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Houten are 2000-2010 (65%) and 2010-2020 (19%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Houten. The most recently listed home is Zwenghout 13 by Brecheisen Makelaars Houten B.V.. Over the past year, 12 homes were sold in Houten. On average, a home was sold within 19 days.

Rental homes

There is 1 homes for rent in Houten. The most recent home is Zonnehout 33, offered by ViaDaan op Pararius. No homes were let in Houten over the past year.

The average rent for a rental home in Houten over the past year was €1.100 per month. Per m² of plot area that is €19 per month.

Energy

In Houten there are 631 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (64%), B (20%) and A+++ (4%). On average, an address in Houten uses 3.080 kWh of electricity per year. This is 10% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 540 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 58% below the national average of 1.280 m³.