
Neighbourhood in Houten
Poorten is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Houten, in the district Houten Noord-West The neighbourhood has a total area of 23 hectares, of which 23 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03211016. The postcode area is 3991DV-3991JZ.
Poorten has 1.205 residents. Of these, 51,0% are men and 49,0% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,9%). The other age groups are 21,6% for '65 years or older', 20,3% for '25 to 45 years', 16,2% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,4% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,7% is unmarried, 47,7% is married, 6,6% is divorced and 2,5% is widowed. 965 residents originate from the Netherlands, 65 come from Europe and 180 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 490 households in Poorten. 24,5% of these are single-person households, 34,7% households without children and 40,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.
In Poorten there are 1.000 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €42.100, which is €6.300 (18%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €34.700, which is €5.500 (19%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Poorten are educated to an intermediate level. 55,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 14,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).
Of the 1.205 residents, around 68% are in paid employment, which amounts to 819 people. This is 3% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Poorten, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 200 people receive this benefit.
In Poorten there are 495 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €512.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 31% rental homes and 69% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 69% privately owned, 30% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Poorten are 1980-1990 (75%) and 1990-2000 (14%).
There are currently no homes for sale in Poorten. The most recently listed home is Batavenpoort 3 by Brecheisen Makelaars Houten B.V. op Funda. No homes were sold in Poorten over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in Poorten. No homes were let in Poorten over the past year.
No recent rental data available for Poorten.
In Poorten there are 497 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (48%), B (29%) and A (20%). On average, an address in Poorten uses 2.860 kWh of electricity per year. This is 2% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 890 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 30% below the national average of 1.280 m³.
The housing stock is mainly post-war — 68% was built between 1945 and 1990. In addition, the most common type is terraced houses (57%).
Over the past year a home for sale in Poorten was listed for an average of €568,311 (€4,519 per m²).
Buurt Poorten has 1,205 residents. The largest age group is 45 to 65 years (30%). Many families: 41% of the households have children.
The housing supply in Poorten is remarkably efficient: 60% has an A, A+ or B label. The average natural gas consumption per household is 890 m³ per year.
From Poorten you can on average reach a supermarket at 0.7 km, a GP at 0.9 km, a railway station at 3.1 km, a primary school at 0.8 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).