Wolvega-De Meulepolle, Weststellingwerf

Wolvega-De Meulepolle is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Weststellingwerf, in the district Wolvega The neighbourhood has a total area of 37 hectares, of which 37 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00980004. The postcode area is 8471EN-8471ZN.

Residents

Wolvega-De Meulepolle has 1.185 residents. Of these, 48,1% are men and 51,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (26,2%). The other age groups are 22,8% for '65 years or older', 22,4% for '25 to 45 years', 18,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,1% is unmarried, 38,4% is married, 11,0% is divorced and 5,9% is widowed. 995 residents originate from the Netherlands, 55 come from Europe and 130 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 540 households in Wolvega-De Meulepolle. 34,3% of these are single-person households, 29,6% households without children and 36,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Wolvega-De Meulepolle there are 1.000 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €26.100, which is €9.700 (27%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €20.800, which is €8.400 (29%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Wolvega-De Meulepolle are educated to an intermediate level. 50,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 36,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 13,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.185 residents, around 59% are in paid employment, which amounts to 699 people. This is 6% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Wolvega-De Meulepolle, 30% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 240 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Wolvega-De Meulepolle there are 538 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €227.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. In Wolvega-De Meulepolle there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 49% rental homes and 51% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 52% privately owned, 46% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Wolvega-De Meulepolle are 1970-1980 (90%) and 1950-1970 (4%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Wolvega-De Meulepolle. The most recently listed home is Oppers 59 by De Linde Makelaars. No homes were sold in Wolvega-De Meulepolle over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Wolvega-De Meulepolle. The most recent home is Omgang 36, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Wolvega-De Meulepolle over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Wolvega-De Meulepolle.

Energy

In Wolvega-De Meulepolle there are 541 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (37%), D (20%) and B (19%). On average, an address in Wolvega-De Meulepolle uses 2.300 kWh of electricity per year. This is 18% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.190 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 7% below the national average of 1.280 m³.