Witte Hek, Katwijk

Witte Hek is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the municipality of Katwijk, in the district Katwijk aan Zee The neighbourhood has a total area of 31 hectares, of which 25 hectares are land and 6 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU05370509. The postcode area is 2224CG-2224TZ.

Residents

Witte Hek has 2.030 residents. Of these, 47,3% are men and 52,7% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (27,8%). The other age groups are 24,4% for '45 to 65 years', 21,4% for '25 to 45 years', 16,5% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 40,9% is unmarried, 44,3% is married, 7,4% is divorced and 7,4% is widowed. 1.790 residents originate from the Netherlands, 95 come from Europe and 135 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 940 households in Witte Hek. 39,4% of these are single-person households, 28,7% households without children and 31,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Witte Hek there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.900, which is €2.900 (8%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.000, which is €2.200 (8%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Witte Hek are educated to an intermediate level. 47,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 36,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 16,1% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.030 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.259 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (89%), while 11% are self-employed. In Witte Hek, 32% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 520 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Witte Hek there are 911 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €398.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 40% rental homes and 60% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 60% privately owned, 38% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Witte Hek are 1950-1970 (23%) and 1990-2000 (21%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Witte Hek. The most recently listed home is Kotterstraat 4 by Geurts Makelaars, Hypotheken en Verzekeringen. No homes were sold in Witte Hek over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Witte Hek. The most recent home is Joost Banckertstraat 7, offered by www.hureninhollandrijnland.nl. No homes were let in Witte Hek over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Witte Hek.

Energy

In Witte Hek there are 928 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (39%), B (26%) and C (16%). On average, an address in Witte Hek uses 2.320 kWh of electricity per year. This is 17% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 770 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 40% below the national average of 1.280 m³.