Welgelegen, Altena

Welgelegen is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Altena, in the district Werkendam The neighbourhood has a total area of 32 hectares, of which 31 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19590103. The postcode area is 4251JA-4251VX.

Residents

Welgelegen has 1.900 residents. Of these, 50,8% are men and 49,2% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (27,6%). The other age groups are 23,4% for '25 to 45 years', 18,2% for '0 to 15 years', 18,2% for '65 years or older' and 12,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,1% is unmarried, 50,0% is married, 5,3% is divorced and 2,6% is widowed. 1.710 residents originate from the Netherlands, 70 come from Europe and 120 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 730 households in Welgelegen. 23,3% of these are single-person households, 33,6% households without children and 43,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,6 persons.

In Welgelegen there are 1.500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.700, which is €2.100 (6%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €25.900, which is €3.300 (11%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Welgelegen are educated to an intermediate level. 44,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 42,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 13,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.900 residents, around 66% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.254 people. This is 1% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Welgelegen, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 290 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Welgelegen there are 728 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €310.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 41% rental homes and 59% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 58% privately owned, 40% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Welgelegen are 1980-1990 (72%) and 1970-1980 (26%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Welgelegen. The most recently listed home is Klaproos 64 by De Makelaars van Altena. No homes were sold in Welgelegen over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Welgelegen.

Energy

In Welgelegen there are 727 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (67%), B (21%) and A (6%). On average, an address in Welgelegen uses 2.840 kWh of electricity per year. This is 1% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.010 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 21% below the national average of 1.280 m³.