Ouwerkerk, Schouwen-Duiveland

Ouwerkerk is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 1.070 hectares, of which 991 hectares are land and 80 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK167608. The postcode area is 4305AA-4305RM.

Residents

Ouwerkerk has 580 residents. Of these, 49,1% are men and 51,7% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (31,0%). The other age groups are 30,2% for '45 to 65 years', 19,8% for '25 to 45 years', 10,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 35,3% is unmarried, 49,1% is married, 8,6% is divorced and 6,9% is widowed. 530 residents originate from the Netherlands, 30 come from Europe and 15 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 270 households in Ouwerkerk. 31,5% of these are single-person households, 42,6% households without children and 25,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Ouwerkerk there are 500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.500, which is €2.300 (6%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.500, which is €300 (1%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Ouwerkerk are educated to an intermediate level. 55,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 23,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 20,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 580 residents, around 66% are in paid employment, which amounts to 383 people. This is 1% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (74%), while 26% are self-employed. In Ouwerkerk, 36% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 170 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Ouwerkerk there are 262 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €324.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 18% rental homes and 82% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 81% privately owned, 11% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Ouwerkerk are 1970-1980 (47%) and 1950-1970 (28%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Ouwerkerk.

Energy

In Ouwerkerk there are 408 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (29%), D (24%) and F (18%). On average, an address in Ouwerkerk uses 3.230 kWh of electricity per year. This is 15% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.300 m³ per year, is 2% above the national average of 1.280 m³.