Voorstik, Drechterland – “Quiet and beautiful”

Voorstik is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Drechterland, in the district Hoogkarspel The neighbourhood has a total area of 43 hectares, of which 43 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU04980004. The postcode area is 1616DG-1616TZ.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as good with a score of 7.9. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Quiet and beautiful'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Voorstik has 1.520 residents. Of these, 50,7% are men and 49,7% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,9%). The other age groups are 23,0% for '65 years or older', 19,1% for '25 to 45 years', 14,1% for '15 to 25 years' and 12,8% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 41,8% is unmarried, 49,3% is married, 4,9% is divorced and 3,9% is widowed. 1.345 residents originate from the Netherlands, 80 come from Europe and 95 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 620 households in Voorstik. 25,8% of these are single-person households, 37,1% households without children and 37,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Voorstik there are 1.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €34.300, which is €1.500 (4%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.200, which is €0 (0%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Voorstik are educated to an intermediate level. 45,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 30,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.520 residents, around 68% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.034 people. This is 3% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Voorstik, 25% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 290 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Voorstik there are 628 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €417.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 22% rental homes and 78% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 78% privately owned, 20% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Voorstik are 1990-2000 (76%) and 1980-1990 (21%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Voorstik. The most recently listed home is Lavas 9 by Streekgoed Makelaardij. No homes were sold in Voorstik over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Voorstik.

Energy

In Voorstik there are 627 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (54%), A (24%) and C (16%). On average, an address in Voorstik uses 2.860 kWh of electricity per year. This is 2% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.040 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 19% below the national average of 1.280 m³.