Spijk, Eemsdelta

Spijk is located in the province of Groningen, in the municipality of Eemsdelta, in the district Buitengebied Noord-Bierum The neighbourhood has a total area of 67 hectares, of which 67 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19790738. The postcode area is 9909AA-9909TL.

Residents

Spijk has 1.140 residents. Of these, 52,6% are men and 47,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,9%). The other age groups are 23,7% for '65 years or older', 19,7% for '25 to 45 years', 15,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,4% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,0% is unmarried, 46,1% is married, 6,6% is divorced and 4,4% is widowed. 1.045 residents originate from the Netherlands, 40 come from Europe and 50 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 495 households in Spijk. 31,3% of these are single-person households, 32,3% households without children and 36,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Spijk there are 900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €30.600, which is €5.200 (15%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €24.700, which is €4.500 (15%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Spijk are educated to an intermediate level. 58,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 12,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.140 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 695 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In Spijk, 27% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 230 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Spijk there are 520 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €209.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 19% rental homes and 81% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 81% privately owned, 14% owned by housing associations and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Spijk are 1900-1925 (23%) and 1950-1970 (20%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Spijk. The most recently listed home is De Kluft 7 by Brandsma & De Jong. No homes were sold in Spijk over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Spijk.

Energy

In Spijk there are 512 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (29%), C (20%) and F (14%). On average, an address in Spijk uses 2.810 kWh of electricity per year. This is in line with the national average. Natural gas consumption, at 1.390 m³ per year, is 9% above the national average of 1.280 m³.