
Neighbourhood in Het Hogeland
Houwerzijl is located in the province of Groningen, in the municipality of Het Hogeland, in the district Ulrum The neighbourhood has a total area of 12 hectares, of which 12 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19660106. The postcode area is 9973PD-9973PR.
Houwerzijl has 160 residents. Of these, 50,0% are men and 46,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (37,5%). The other age groups are 31,3% for '65 years or older', 12,5% for '25 to 45 years', 9,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 6,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 34,4% is unmarried, 53,1% is married, 9,4% is divorced and 3,1% is widowed. 145 residents originate from the Netherlands, 5 come from Europe and 10 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 85 households in Houwerzijl. 41,2% of these are single-person households, 41,2% households without children and 17,6% households with children. The average household size is 1,9 persons.
In Houwerzijl there are 100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €28.600, which is €7.200 (20%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €24.900, which is €4.300 (15%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Houwerzijl are educated to a lower level. 41,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 33,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 25,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4).
In Houwerzijl, 38% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 50 people receive this benefit.
In Houwerzijl there are 93 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €211.000. Of these, around 86% are occupied and 14% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 12% rental homes and 88% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 88% privately owned, 4% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Houwerzijl are 1900-1925 (44%) and 1925-1950 (27%).
There are currently no homes for sale in Houwerzijl. The most recently listed home is Hoofdstraat 1A by Huispedia. No homes were sold in Houwerzijl over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in Houwerzijl. No homes were let in Houwerzijl over the past year.
No recent rental data available for Houwerzijl.
In Houwerzijl there are 93 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (59%), D (12%) and C (9%). On average, an address in Houwerzijl uses 2.670 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.300 m³ per year, is 2% above the national average of 1.280 m³.
The most common type is detached houses (76%).
Over the past year a home for sale in Houwerzijl was listed for an average of €362,318 (€2,520 per m²).
A rental home in Houwerzijl cost an average of €1,207 per month (€18 per m²).
Buurt Houwerzijl has 160 residents. The largest age group is 45 to 65 years (38%).
From Houwerzijl you can on average reach a supermarket at 2.9 km, a GP at 3.1 km, a railway station at 13.6 km, a primary school at 2.5 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).