Westerlee, Oldambt

Westerlee is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 1.593 hectares, of which 1.581 hectares are land and 12 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK189507. The postcode area is 9678PA-9679TK.

Residents

Westerlee has 1.505 residents. Of these, 51,8% are men and 48,2% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (32,9%). The other age groups are 20,3% for '65 years or older', 19,9% for '25 to 45 years', 14,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,0% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,9% is unmarried, 44,9% is married, 7,3% is divorced and 4,0% is widowed. 1.400 residents originate from the Netherlands, 60 come from Europe and 45 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 615 households in Westerlee. 24,4% of these are single-person households, 35,8% households without children and 39,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Westerlee there are 1.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.300, which is €4.500 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €25.600, which is €3.600 (12%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Westerlee are educated to an intermediate level. 52,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 26,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 20,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.505 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 963 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (85%), while 15% are self-employed. In Westerlee, 25% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 260 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Westerlee there are 614 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €306.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 21% rental homes and 79% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 79% privately owned, 18% owned by housing associations and 3% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Westerlee are 1925-1950 (22%) and 1900-1925 (19%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Westerlee.

Energy

In Westerlee there are 614 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (34%), B (20%) and A (13%). On average, an address in Westerlee uses 2.900 kWh of electricity per year. This is 3% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.440 m³ per year, is 13% above the national average of 1.280 m³.