West, Duiven

West is located in the province of Gelderland, in the municipality of Duiven, in the district Duiven-Noord The neighbourhood has a total area of 229 hectares, of which 227 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU02260301. The postcode area is 6921AA-6921WZ.

Residents

West has 3.500 residents. Of these, 47,7% are men and 52,3% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,7%). The other age groups are 29,3% for '65 years or older', 20,0% for '25 to 45 years', 11,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 37,4% is unmarried, 42,1% is married, 11,9% is divorced and 8,4% is widowed. 2.845 residents originate from the Netherlands, 250 come from Europe and 405 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.730 households in West. 41,6% of these are single-person households, 30,9% households without children and 27,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In West there are 2.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.800, which is €3.000 (8%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €28.300, which is €900 (3%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of West are educated to an intermediate level. 53,3% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 25,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 21,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 3.500 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.170 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (90%), while 10% are self-employed. In West, 35% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 900 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In West there are 1.755 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €282.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. In West there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 48% rental homes and 52% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 51% privately owned, 45% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in West are 1980-1990 (87%) and 1970-1980 (4%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in West. The most recently listed home is Potterstraat 35 by Van Bruggen op Funda. Over the past year, 9 homes were sold in West. On average, a home was sold within 24 days.

Rental homes

There are 2 homes for rent in West. The most recent home is van Goyenstraat 87, offered by NMG Wonen kantoor Nijmegen op Funda. Over the past year, 5 homes were let in West. On average, a listing was let within 42 days.

The average rent for a rental home in West over the past year was €958 per month. Per m² of plot area that is €16 per month.

Energy

In West there are 1.769 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (50%), A (28%) and B (18%). On average, an address in West uses 2.350 kWh of electricity per year. This is 16% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 60 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 95% below the national average of 1.280 m³.