Vesten, Nieuwegein

Vesten is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Nieuwegein, in the district Fokkesteeg The neighbourhood has a total area of 25 hectares, of which 24 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03561001. The postcode area is 3432AA-3432RX.

Residents

Vesten has 1.730 residents. Of these, 50,6% are men and 49,4% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,6%). The other age groups are 27,2% for '25 to 45 years', 17,1% for '0 to 15 years', 15,3% for '65 years or older' and 11,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 48,6% is unmarried, 41,0% is married, 7,5% is divorced and 2,6% is widowed. 1.150 residents originate from the Netherlands, 120 come from Europe and 455 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 715 households in Vesten. 28,0% of these are single-person households, 28,7% households without children and 43,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Vesten there are 1.400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €36.700, which is €900 (3%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.500, which is €300 (1%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Vesten are educated to an intermediate level. 43,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 31,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 25,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.730 residents, around 68% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.176 people. This is 3% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In Vesten, 20% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 220 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Vesten there are 714 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €356.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 33% rental homes and 67% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 67% privately owned, 21% owned by housing associations and 12% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Vesten are 1970-1980 (90%) and 2000-2010 (6%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Vesten. The most recently listed home is IJlsterveste 16 by De Keizer makelaars Nieuwegein. No homes were sold in Vesten over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Vesten. The most recent home is IJlsterveste 27, offered by Beumer Verhuur op Funda. No homes were let in Vesten over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Vesten.

Energy

In Vesten there are 714 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (61%), B (19%) and A (17%). On average, an address in Vesten uses 2.640 kWh of electricity per year. This is 6% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 40 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 97% below the national average of 1.280 m³.