Oostburg, Sluis

Oostburg is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 2.654 hectares, of which 2.572 hectares are land and 83 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK171405. The postcode area is 4501AA-4508NZ.

Residents

Oostburg has 4.690 residents. Of these, 48,7% are men and 51,3% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (29,7%). The other age groups are 27,2% for '45 to 65 years', 20,8% for '25 to 45 years', 12,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 41,9% is unmarried, 40,4% is married, 9,9% is divorced and 7,9% is widowed. 2.940 residents originate from the Netherlands, 1.350 come from Europe and 400 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.360 households in Oostburg. 42,4% of these are single-person households, 32,4% households without children and 25,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Oostburg there are 4.000 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.000, which is €3.800 (11%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.600, which is €1.600 (5%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Oostburg are educated to an intermediate level. 41,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 31,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 27,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 4.690 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.861 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (82%), while 18% are self-employed. In Oostburg, 35% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.240 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Oostburg there are 2.509 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €256.000. Of these, around 92% are occupied and 8% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 36% rental homes and 64% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 63% privately owned, 24% owned by housing associations, 11% owned by other landlords and 2% of unknown ownership. The most common construction periods in Oostburg are 1950-1970 (24%) and 1970-1980 (22%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Oostburg.

Energy

In Oostburg there are 2.683 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (26%), B (19%) and A (17%). On average, an address in Oostburg uses 2.370 kWh of electricity per year. This is 16% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.110 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 13% below the national average of 1.280 m³.