Waskemeer, Ooststellingwerf

Waskemeer is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 578 hectares, of which 576 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK008513. The postcode area is 8434NA-8434PJ.

Residents

Waskemeer has 835 residents. Of these, 51,5% are men and 49,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (31,1%). The other age groups are 22,2% for '25 to 45 years', 19,8% for '65 years or older', 14,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 13,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 46,7% is unmarried, 43,7% is married, 6,0% is divorced and 4,2% is widowed. 785 residents originate from the Netherlands, 25 come from Europe and 25 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 335 households in Waskemeer. 25,4% of these are single-person households, 35,8% households without children and 38,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Waskemeer there are 700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €30.300, which is €5.500 (15%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €24.500, which is €4.700 (16%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Waskemeer are educated to an intermediate level. 55,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 23,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 21,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 835 residents, around 68% are in paid employment, which amounts to 568 people. This is 3% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (79%), while 21% are self-employed. In Waskemeer, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 130 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Waskemeer there are 329 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €343.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 15% rental homes and 85% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 86% privately owned, 10% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Waskemeer are 1950-1970 (24%) and 1970-1980 (21%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Waskemeer. No homes were sold in Waskemeer over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Waskemeer.

Energy

In Waskemeer there are 333 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (23%), C (21%) and B (15%). On average, an address in Waskemeer uses 3.130 kWh of electricity per year. This is 11% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.480 m³ per year, is 16% above the national average of 1.280 m³.