Poelenburg, Heemskerk – “Poor maintenance”

Poelenburg is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Heemskerk, in the district Poelenburg en Oosterzij The neighbourhood has a total area of 19 hectares, of which 18 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03960500. The postcode area is 1962GD-1962TZ.

Three residents rate the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.5. They describe it as 'Poor maintenance', 'Very good.' and 'Typical village feeling'. Residents are positive about the neighbourhood: nearly all aspects score well. In particular, education, safety, accessibility are seen as strong points.

Residents

Poelenburg has 1.570 residents. Of these, 45,5% are men and 54,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (26,1%). The other age groups are 24,2% for '65 years or older', 22,9% for '25 to 45 years', 15,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 48,1% is unmarried, 31,2% is married, 13,1% is divorced and 8,0% is widowed. 1.010 residents originate from the Netherlands, 205 come from Europe and 355 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 800 households in Poelenburg. 45,6% of these are single-person households, 24,4% households without children and 30,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Poelenburg there are 1.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €26.600, which is €9.200 (26%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €22.100, which is €7.100 (24%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Poelenburg are educated to an intermediate level. 44,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 39,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 16,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.570 residents, around 53% are in paid employment, which amounts to 832 people. This is 12% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (90%), while 10% are self-employed. In Poelenburg, 35% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 340 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Poelenburg there are 823 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €298.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 78% rental homes and 22% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 22% privately owned, 66% owned by housing associations and 12% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Poelenburg are 1950-1970 (63%) and 2000-2010 (23%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Poelenburg. The most recently listed home is Luceberthof 3 by Huispedia. No homes were sold in Poelenburg over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Poelenburg.

Energy

In Poelenburg there are 828 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (36%), D (21%) and C (11%). On average, an address in Poelenburg uses 2.130 kWh of electricity per year. This is 24% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 830 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 35% below the national average of 1.280 m³.