Oude Gouw, Enkhuizen – “Bad”

Oude Gouw is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Enkhuizen, in the district Enkhuizen Noord The neighbourhood has a total area of 38 hectares, of which 36 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03880106. The postcode area is 1602NA-1602SZ.

Two residents rate the neighbourhood as more than satisfactory with a score of 6.5. They describe it as 'Bad' and 'Quiet street.'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Oude Gouw has 2.720 residents. Of these, 49,4% are men and 50,6% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (26,5%). The other age groups are 24,1% for '45 to 65 years', 24,1% for '65 years or older', 14,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 44,9% is unmarried, 36,9% is married, 9,9% is divorced and 7,9% is widowed. 1.790 residents originate from the Netherlands, 320 come from Europe and 600 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.245 households in Oude Gouw. 42,2% of these are single-person households, 26,5% households without children and 31,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Oude Gouw there are 2.100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €26.800, which is €9.000 (25%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.700, which is €5.500 (19%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Oude Gouw are educated to a lower level. 43,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 43,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 13,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.720 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.659 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Oude Gouw, 34% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 610 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Oude Gouw there are 1.292 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €249.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. In Oude Gouw there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 52% rental homes and 48% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 48% privately owned, 38% owned by housing associations and 13% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Oude Gouw are 1970-1980 (62%) and 1950-1970 (22%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Oude Gouw. The most recently listed home is Wulpenlaan 16 by In Huis Makelaardij op Funda. No homes were sold in Oude Gouw over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Oude Gouw. The most recent home is Meeuwenlaan 26, offered by Heimstaden op Pararius. No homes were let in Oude Gouw over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Oude Gouw.

Energy

In Oude Gouw there are 1.299 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (36%), B (34%) and D (15%). On average, an address in Oude Gouw uses 2.460 kWh of electricity per year. This is 12% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 950 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 26% below the national average of 1.280 m³.