Polders, Houten

Polders is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Houten, in the district Houten Zuid-West The neighbourhood has a total area of 23 hectares, of which 20 hectares are land and 3 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03211233. The postcode area is 3991HN-3991ZE.

Residents

Polders has 1.170 residents. Of these, 47,4% are men and 53,0% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (33,8%). The other age groups are 22,2% for '0 to 15 years', 20,9% for '25 to 45 years', 15,0% for '15 to 25 years' and 8,1% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 53,0% is unmarried, 40,6% is married, 5,1% is divorced and 1,3% is widowed. 955 residents originate from the Netherlands, 55 come from Europe and 155 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 425 households in Polders. 18,8% of these are single-person households, 24,7% households without children and 56,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,7 persons.

In Polders there are 900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €53.600, which is €17.800 (50%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €38.000, which is €8.800 (30%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Polders are highly educated. 51,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 32,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 16,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 1.170 residents, around 77% are in paid employment, which amounts to 901 people. This is 12% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Polders, 10% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 80 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Polders there are 423 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €592.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 13% rental homes and 87% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 87% privately owned, 11% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Polders are 2000-2010 (99%) and 2010-2020 (1%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Polders. The most recently listed home is Vechtpolder 27 by Reinerie Garantiemakelaars Houten. No homes were sold in Polders over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Polders. The most recent home is Plantagepolder 5, offered by Rien Treur Makelaardij op Funda. No homes were let in Polders over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Polders.

Energy

In Polders there are 429 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (83%), B (15%) and A+ (1%). On average, an address in Polders uses 3.110 kWh of electricity per year. This is 11% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 860 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 33% below the national average of 1.280 m³.