Spakenburg, Bunschoten – “Fantastic living by ...”

Spakenburg is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Bunschoten, in the district Wijk 00 The neighbourhood has a total area of 112 hectares, of which 108 hectares are land and 4 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03130002. The postcode area is 3751AB-3752DT.

Two residents rate the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.6. They describe it as 'Fantastic living by the beautiful harbour of Spakenburg in the centre' and 'Good'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Spakenburg has 4.850 residents. Of these, 50,3% are men and 49,7% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (26,6%). The other age groups are 26,0% for '45 to 65 years', 20,4% for '65 years or older', 14,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 41,8% is unmarried, 48,7% is married, 4,5% is divorced and 5,1% is widowed. 4.230 residents originate from the Netherlands, 360 come from Europe and 260 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.120 households in Spakenburg. 33,0% of these are single-person households, 33,3% households without children and 33,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Spakenburg there are 3.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €38.400, which is €2.600 (7%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €32.000, which is €2.800 (10%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Spakenburg are educated to an intermediate level. 48,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 34,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 16,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 4.850 residents, around 72% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.492 people. This is 7% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (79%), while 21% are self-employed. In Spakenburg, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 870 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Spakenburg there are 2.112 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €410.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 25% rental homes and 75% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 75% privately owned, 6% owned by housing associations and 19% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Spakenburg are 2000-2010 (17%) and 1950-1970 (17%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Spakenburg. The most recently listed home is Polstraat 7 by Meerwaerde Makelaars op Pararius. No homes were sold in Spakenburg over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Spakenburg. The most recent home is Molenstraat 51D, offered by Majoor Makelaars. No homes were let in Spakenburg over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Spakenburg.

Energy

In Spakenburg there are 2.087 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (30%), C (17%) and B (14%). On average, an address in Spakenburg uses 3.130 kWh of electricity per year. This is 11% above 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.