Werkense polder, Altena

Werkense polder is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Altena, in the district Werkendam The neighbourhood has a total area of 60 hectares, of which 60 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19590104. The postcode area is 4251DA-4251XX.

Residents

Werkense polder has 1.660 residents. Of these, 49,7% are men and 50,3% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (25,9%). The other age groups are 24,7% for '45 to 65 years', 22,3% for '0 to 15 years', 16,0% for '15 to 25 years' and 11,1% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 49,4% is unmarried, 45,5% is married, 3,3% is divorced and 1,8% is widowed. 1.550 residents originate from the Netherlands, 50 come from Europe and 60 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 570 households in Werkense polder. 22,8% of these are single-person households, 24,6% households without children and 52,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,9 persons.

In Werkense polder there are 1.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €37.200, which is €1.400 (4%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.600, which is €1.600 (5%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Werkense polder are educated to an intermediate level. 49,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 21,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.660 residents, around 75% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.245 people. This is 10% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (78%), while 22% are self-employed. In Werkense polder, 14% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 160 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Werkense polder there are 564 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €394.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 26% rental homes and 74% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 75% privately owned, 21% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Werkense polder are 1990-2000 (46%) and 2000-2010 (20%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Werkense polder. The most recently listed home is Korte gang 2 by Paans Makelaars in onroerende goederen. No homes were sold in Werkense polder over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Werkense polder.

Energy

In Werkense polder there are 602 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (46%), B (41%) and C (5%). On average, an address in Werkense polder uses 3.180 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 900 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 30% below the national average of 1.280 m³.