Leest, Meierijstad – “Quiet and a cosy nei...”

Leest is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Meierijstad, in the district Veghel The neighbourhood has a total area of 42 hectares, of which 40 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19480424. The postcode area is 5463JA-5463RM.

Four residents rate the neighbourhood as excellent with a score of 9.7. They describe it as 'Quiet and a cosy neighbourhood', 'Nice, cozy and helpful neighbourhood' and 'Top neighbourhood'. Opinions in this neighbourhood are divided, but on the whole all aspects are rated fairly evenly.

Residents

Leest has 1.965 residents. Of these, 51,4% are men and 48,6% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,0%). The other age groups are 27,0% for '25 to 45 years', 15,8% for '0 to 15 years', 15,5% for '65 years or older' and 12,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 50,4% is unmarried, 38,2% is married, 7,9% is divorced and 3,6% is widowed. 1.095 residents originate from the Netherlands, 280 come from Europe and 595 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 835 households in Leest. 31,1% of these are single-person households, 28,1% households without children and 40,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Leest there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €30.800, which is €5.000 (14%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €24.800, which is €4.400 (15%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Leest are educated to an intermediate level. 47,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 34,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 18,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.965 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.277 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (90%), while 10% are self-employed. In Leest, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 260 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Leest there are 785 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €314.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 33% rental homes and 67% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 67% privately owned, 22% owned by housing associations and 11% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Leest are 1970-1980 (57%) and 1990-2000 (26%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Leest. The most recently listed home is De Dollard 13 by Huispedia. No homes were sold in Leest over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Leest. The most recent home is Eemshof 23, offered by Bernheze Makelaars op Funda. No homes were let in Leest over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Leest.

Energy

In Leest there are 791 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (34%), B (23%) and A (17%). On average, an address in Leest uses 2.680 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 990 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 23% below the national average of 1.280 m³.