Biest, Weert

Biest is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Weert The district has a total area of 63 hectares, of which 61 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK098812. The postcode area is 6001AA-6004XX.

Residents

Biest has 2.290 residents. Of these, 49,8% are men and 50,0% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (26,4%). The other age groups are 26,0% for '45 to 65 years', 22,7% for '65 years or older', 14,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,0% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 48,3% is unmarried, 37,6% is married, 7,9% is divorced and 5,9% is widowed. 1.615 residents originate from the Netherlands, 305 come from Europe and 370 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.035 households in Biest. 37,2% of these are single-person households, 30,4% households without children and 32,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Biest there are 1.800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.300, which is €2.500 (7%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.500, which is €1.700 (6%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Biest are educated to an intermediate level. 49,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 25,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 24,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.290 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.489 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Biest, 28% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 460 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Biest there are 1.054 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €309.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 31% rental homes and 69% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 70% privately owned, 19% owned by housing associations and 11% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Biest are 1950-1970 (54%) and 1925-1950 (13%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Biest. The most recently listed home is Overweertstraat 64 by Slippens Vermeer Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in Biest over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Biest. The most recent home is Herenstraat 193, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. No homes were let in Biest over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Biest.

Energy

In Biest there are 1.069 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are F (23%), E (20%) and C (16%). On average, an address in Biest uses 2.640 kWh of electricity per year. This is 6% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.160 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 9% below the national average of 1.280 m³.