Waddenbuurt, Haarlem – “Schalkwijk”

Waddenbuurt is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Haarlem, in the district Molenwijk The neighbourhood has a total area of 16 hectares, of which 16 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03922003. The postcode area is 2036KB-2036NR.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as satisfactory with a score of 5.9. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Schalkwijk'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Waddenbuurt has 1.810 residents. Of these, 48,6% are men and 51,4% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (29,0%). The other age groups are 26,0% for '45 to 65 years', 18,5% for '0 to 15 years', 14,9% for '15 to 25 years' and 11,6% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 60,8% is unmarried, 26,8% is married, 9,1% is divorced and 3,3% is widowed. 715 residents originate from the Netherlands, 155 come from Europe and 945 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 885 households in Waddenbuurt. 49,2% of these are single-person households, 18,6% households without children and 32,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Waddenbuurt there are 1.400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €26.800, which is €9.000 (25%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €20.500, which is €8.700 (30%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Waddenbuurt are educated to a lower level. 50,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 35,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 14,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.810 residents, around 58% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.050 people. This is 7% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (85%), while 15% are self-employed. In Waddenbuurt, 25% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 190 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Waddenbuurt there are 841 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €246.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 66% rental homes and 34% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 34% privately owned, 58% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Waddenbuurt are 1970-1980 (60%) and 1950-1970 (34%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Waddenbuurt. The most recently listed home is Waddenstraat 695 by Leef Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in Waddenbuurt over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Waddenbuurt.

Energy

In Waddenbuurt there are 845 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (38%), E (27%) and D (11%). On average, an address in Waddenbuurt uses 1.920 kWh of electricity per year. This is 32% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 890 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 30% below the national average of 1.280 m³.