Neighbourhood in Houten
Meren is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Houten, in the district Houten Zuid-Oost The neighbourhood has a total area of 39 hectares, of which 27 hectares are land and 12 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03211343. The postcode area is 3994HA-3994ZS.
Meren has 1.940 residents. Of these, 48,2% are men and 51,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (35,3%). The other age groups are 19,1% for '25 to 45 years', 17,3% for '65 years or older', 16,2% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 44,6% is unmarried, 47,9% is married, 5,2% is divorced and 2,6% is widowed. 1.650 residents originate from the Netherlands, 95 come from Europe and 190 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 770 households in Meren. 20,1% of these are single-person households, 36,4% households without children and 43,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,5 persons.
In Meren there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €48.000, which is €12.200 (34%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €38.600, which is €9.400 (32%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Meren are highly educated. 45,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 39,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 15,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).
Of the 1.940 residents, around 72% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.397 people. This is 7% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (85%), while 15% are self-employed. In Meren, 19% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 280 people receive this benefit.
In Meren there are 773 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €564.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 11% rental homes and 89% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 89% privately owned, 10% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Meren are 1990-2000 (97%) and 2000-2010 (3%).
There are currently no homes for sale in Meren. The most recently listed home is Stuwmeer 71 by Brecheisen Makelaars Houten B.V.. No homes were sold in Meren over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in Meren. No homes were let in Meren over the past year.
No recent rental data available for Meren.
In Meren there are 773 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (55%), A (44%) and C (1%). On average, an address in Meren uses 2.950 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 850 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 34% below the national average of 1.280 m³.
The housing stock is relatively young — 100% dates from after 1990. In addition, the most common type is terraced houses (60%).
Over the past year a home for sale in Meren was listed for an average of €569,450 (€4,834 per m²).
Buurt Meren has 1,940 residents. The largest age group is 45 to 65 years (35%). Many families: 44% of the households have children.
From Meren you can on average reach a supermarket at 2.2 km, a GP at 1.6 km, a railway station at 2.4 km, a primary school at 1.4 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).
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