Solwerd, Eemsdelta

Solwerd is located in the province of Groningen, in the municipality of Eemsdelta, in the district Appingedam-Oost The neighbourhood has a total area of 50 hectares, of which 47 hectares are land and 3 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19791258. The postcode area is 9901BR-9901CE.

Residents

Solwerd has 220 residents. Of these, 38,6% are men and 61,4% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (63,6%). The other age groups are 13,6% for '25 to 45 years', 9,1% for '15 to 25 years', 9,1% for '45 to 65 years' and 4,5% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 29,5% is unmarried, 29,5% is married, 9,1% is divorced and 31,8% is widowed. 200 residents originate from the Netherlands, 10 come from Europe and 10 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 90 households in Solwerd. 72,2% of these are single-person households, 16,7% households without children and 11,1% households with children. The average household size is 1,5 persons.

In Solwerd there are 100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €28.900, which is €6.900 (19%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.100, which is €3.100 (11%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Solwerd are educated to an intermediate level. 70,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 20,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 10,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 220 residents, around 57% are in paid employment, which amounts to 125 people. This is 8% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (92%), while 8% are self-employed. In Solwerd, 73% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 140 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Solwerd there are 186 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €112.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 83% rental homes and 17% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 17% privately owned, 82% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Solwerd are 1950-1970 (58%) and 1990-2000 (20%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Solwerd.

Energy

In Solwerd there are 187 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (56%), G (23%) and E (13%). On average, an address in Solwerd uses 1.840 kWh of electricity per year. This is 35% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 960 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 25% below the national average of 1.280 m³.