Sloten, De Fryske Marren

Sloten is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 520 hectares, of which 279 hectares are land and 241 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK194043. The postcode area is 8556AA-8556ZZ.

Residents

Sloten has 695 residents. Of these, 54,7% are men and 44,6% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (31,7%). The other age groups are 28,1% for '65 years or older', 19,4% for '25 to 45 years', 10,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,4% is unmarried, 44,6% is married, 6,5% is divorced and 6,5% is widowed. 640 residents originate from the Netherlands, 20 come from Europe and 35 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 330 households in Sloten. 37,9% of these are single-person households, 34,8% households without children and 27,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Sloten there are 600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.300, which is €3.500 (10%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.300, which is €1.900 (7%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Sloten are educated to an intermediate level. 54,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 24,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 20,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 695 residents, around 66% are in paid employment, which amounts to 459 people. This is 1% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (76%), while 24% are self-employed. In Sloten, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 170 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Sloten there are 347 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €307.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 23% rental homes and 77% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 77% privately owned, 15% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Sloten are 1990-2000 (25%) and 1700-1900 (24%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Sloten.

Energy

In Sloten there are 409 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (24%), A (22%) and B (22%). On average, an address in Sloten uses 2.660 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption in this neighbourhood, at 1.280 m³ per year, exactly matches the national average.