Eys, Gulpen-Wittem

Eys is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem The district has a total area of 774 hectares, of which 774 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK172902. The postcode area is 6287AA-6287NK.

Residents

Eys has 1.640 residents. Of these, 50,0% are men and 49,7% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,8%). The other age groups are 30,5% for '65 years or older', 18,0% for '25 to 45 years', 11,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 35,4% is unmarried, 51,5% is married, 7,0% is divorced and 5,8% is widowed. 1.395 residents originate from the Netherlands, 180 come from Europe and 65 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 740 households in Eys. 25,7% of these are single-person households, 43,2% households without children and 31,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Eys there are 1.500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €36.400, which is €600 (2%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.200, which is €2.000 (7%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Eys are educated to an intermediate level. 41,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 39,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 19,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 1.640 residents, around 63% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.033 people. This is 2% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (82%), while 18% are self-employed. In Eys, 34% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 440 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Eys there are 767 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €354.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 19% rental homes and 81% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 80% privately owned, 14% owned by housing associations and 6% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Eys are 1950-1970 (29%) and 1970-1980 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Eys. The most recently listed home is Eyserheide 27 by Klement Rentmeesters. No homes were sold in Eys over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Eys.

Energy

In Eys there are 770 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (21%), D (21%) and G (18%). On average, an address in Eys uses 3.010 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.430 m³ per year, is 12% above the national average of 1.280 m³.