Ochten, Neder-Betuwe

Ochten is located in the province of Gelderland, in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, in the district Echteld The neighbourhood has a total area of 136 hectares, of which 133 hectares are land and 3 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU17400100. The postcode area is 4051AA-4051KA.

Residents

Ochten has 4.405 residents. Of these, 49,3% are men and 50,7% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (23,4%). The other age groups are 22,8% for '25 to 45 years', 21,1% for '0 to 15 years', 20,5% for '65 years or older' and 12,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,7% is unmarried, 45,7% is married, 5,6% is divorced and 6,0% is widowed. 4.040 residents originate from the Netherlands, 165 come from Europe and 200 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.710 households in Ochten. 27,2% of these are single-person households, 31,9% households without children and 40,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,5 persons.

In Ochten there are 3.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €34.600, which is €1.200 (3%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.600, which is €2.600 (9%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Ochten are educated to an intermediate level. 51,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 32,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 16,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 4.405 residents, around 69% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.039 people. This is 4% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In Ochten, 24% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 820 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Ochten there are 1.713 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €331.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 34% rental homes and 66% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 67% privately owned, 29% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Ochten are 1970-1980 (25%) and 1950-1970 (25%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Ochten. The most recently listed home is Burgemeester H Houtkoperlaan 34 by Sanders Makelaardij. No homes were sold in Ochten over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Ochten.

Energy

In Ochten there are 1.678 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (34%), B (20%) and A (19%). On average, an address in Ochten uses 2.920 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.160 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 9% below the national average of 1.280 m³.