Schouw, Lelystad – “Peaceful”

Schouw is located in the province of Flevoland, in the municipality of Lelystad, in the district Bolder The neighbourhood has a total area of 23 hectares, of which 22 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU09950525. The postcode area is 8232AA-8232ZR.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.5. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Peaceful'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Schouw has 1.490 residents. Of these, 46,3% are men and 53,4% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (25,5%). The other age groups are 23,8% for '45 to 65 years', 20,1% for '65 years or older', 17,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 56,7% is unmarried, 25,5% is married, 12,8% is divorced and 4,4% is widowed. 915 residents originate from the Netherlands, 100 come from Europe and 475 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 700 households in Schouw. 42,9% of these are single-person households, 18,6% households without children and 38,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Schouw there are 1.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €23.400, which is €12.400 (35%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €18.500, which is €10.700 (37%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Schouw are educated to an intermediate level. 54,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 33,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 11,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.490 residents, around 53% are in paid employment, which amounts to 790 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 Schouw, 32% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 270 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Schouw there are 656 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €258.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 77% rental homes and 23% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 23% privately owned, 73% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Schouw are 1970-1980 (87%) and 2010-2020 (10%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Schouw.

Energy

In Schouw there are 683 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (67%), A (15%) and B (13%). On average, an address in Schouw uses 2.270 kWh of electricity per year. This is 19% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.090 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 15% below the national average of 1.280 m³.