Witmarsum, Súdwest-Fryslân

Witmarsum is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, in the district Bouwhoek The neighbourhood has a total area of 146 hectares, of which 142 hectares are land and 5 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19001300. The postcode area is 8748AA-8748GM.

Residents

Witmarsum has 1.625 residents. Of these, 50,5% are men and 49,8% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (28,9%). The other age groups are 25,2% for '45 to 65 years', 21,2% for '25 to 45 years', 15,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,1% is unmarried, 42,8% is married, 6,8% is divorced and 7,7% is widowed. 1.510 residents originate from the Netherlands, 60 come from Europe and 55 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 745 households in Witmarsum. 38,3% of these are single-person households, 31,5% households without children and 30,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Witmarsum there are 1.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €29.600, which is €6.200 (17%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €24.300, which is €4.900 (17%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Witmarsum are educated to an intermediate level. 47,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 22,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.625 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.040 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Witmarsum, 31% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 420 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Witmarsum there are 797 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €230.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 33% rental homes and 67% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 67% privately owned, 29% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Witmarsum are 1980-1990 (17%) and 1950-1970 (17%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Witmarsum. The most recently listed home is Oosterstraat 7 by IJsselmeer Wonen. No homes were sold in Witmarsum over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Witmarsum. The most recent home is Tsjerkelân 20, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Witmarsum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Witmarsum.

Energy

In Witmarsum there are 883 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (21%), G (17%) and A (16%). On average, an address in Witmarsum uses 2.490 kWh of electricity per year. This is 11% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.090 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 15% below the national average of 1.280 m³.