Joure Westermeer, De Fryske Marren – “Neighbourhood is goi...”

Joure Westermeer is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of De Fryske Marren, in the district Joure The neighbourhood has a total area of 52 hectares, of which 50 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19401907. The postcode area is 8501MH-8501ZM.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.0. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Neighbourhood is going downhill'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Joure Westermeer has 2.260 residents. Of these, 49,1% are men and 50,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (25,7%). The other age groups are 25,4% for '65 years or older', 22,6% for '25 to 45 years', 15,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,6% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,8% is unmarried, 41,8% is married, 8,4% is divorced and 5,5% is widowed. 2.040 residents originate from the Netherlands, 85 come from Europe and 135 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.015 households in Joure Westermeer. 31,5% of these are single-person households, 33,0% households without children and 35,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Joure Westermeer there are 1.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €29.000, which is €6.800 (19%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.800, which is €5.400 (18%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Joure Westermeer are educated to an intermediate level. 50,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 26,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 23,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.260 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.469 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Joure Westermeer, 28% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 510 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Joure Westermeer there are 1.055 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €258.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 39% rental homes and 61% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 61% privately owned, 31% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Joure Westermeer are 1970-1980 (59%) and 1980-1990 (32%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Joure Westermeer. The most recently listed home is Túnkerij 5 by StinseMaat makelaardij. No homes were sold in Joure Westermeer over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Joure Westermeer. The most recent home is De Stelle 17, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Joure Westermeer over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Joure Westermeer.

Energy

In Joure Westermeer there are 1.043 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (52%), B (21%) and D (11%). On average, an address in Joure Westermeer uses 2.250 kWh of electricity per year. This is 20% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.120 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 13% below the national average of 1.280 m³.