Waters, Houten

Waters is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Houten, in the district Houten Zuid-West The neighbourhood has a total area of 31 hectares, of which 28 hectares are land and 3 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03211232. The postcode area is 3991HE-3991NA.

Residents

Waters has 2.190 residents. Of these, 50,0% are men and 50,0% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,6%). The other age groups are 22,8% for '0 to 15 years', 22,6% for '25 to 45 years', 13,9% for '15 to 25 years' and 10,0% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 51,4% is unmarried, 41,6% is married, 5,0% is divorced and 1,8% is widowed. 1.755 residents originate from the Netherlands, 125 come from Europe and 305 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 765 households in Waters. 16,3% of these are single-person households, 24,8% households without children and 58,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,8 persons.

In Waters there are 1.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €51.300, which is €15.500 (43%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €37.200, which is €8.000 (27%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Waters are highly educated. 48,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 33,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 18,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.190 residents, around 75% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.643 people. This is 10% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Waters, 12% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 190 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Waters there are 762 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €573.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 10% rental homes and 90% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 90% privately owned, 9% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Waters are 2000-2010 (98%) and 2010-2020 (2%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Waters. The most recently listed home is Sneeuwwater 9 by Brecheisen Makelaars Houten B.V.. No homes were sold in Waters over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Waters.

Energy

In Waters there are 765 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (80%), B (19%) and A+ (1%). On average, an address in Waters uses 3.180 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 730 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 43% below the national average of 1.280 m³.