Leens, Het Hogeland

Leens is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 3.745 hectares, of which 3.669 hectares are land and 76 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK196602. The postcode area is 9961PA-9966VM.

Residents

Leens has 3.195 residents. Of these, 50,2% are men and 49,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,4%). The other age groups are 28,6% for '65 years or older', 18,5% for '25 to 45 years', 13,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,8% is unmarried, 41,2% is married, 8,9% is divorced and 6,4% is widowed. 2.960 residents originate from the Netherlands, 100 come from Europe and 135 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.525 households in Leens. 40,0% of these are single-person households, 32,8% households without children and 27,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Leens there are 2.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €30.700, which is €5.100 (14%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.000, which is €3.200 (11%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Leens are educated to an intermediate level. 47,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 28,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 3.195 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.949 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (79%), while 21% are self-employed. In Leens, 33% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 800 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Leens there are 1.557 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €234.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 31% rental homes and 69% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 70% privately owned, 25% owned by housing associations and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Leens are 1970-1980 (22%) and 1700-1900 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Leens. No homes were sold in Leens over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Leens.

Energy

In Leens there are 1.614 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (29%), C (25%) and A (14%). On average, an address in Leens uses 2.650 kWh of electricity per year. This is 6% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.380 m³ per year, is 8% above the national average of 1.280 m³.