Gilze, Gilze en Rijen

Gilze is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen The district has a total area of 2.909 hectares, of which 2.885 hectares are land and 23 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK078402. The postcode area is 5126AB-5126XJ.

Residents

Gilze has 8.885 residents. Of these, 52,4% are men and 47,5% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (26,2%). The other age groups are 24,5% for '25 to 45 years', 21,5% for '65 years or older', 15,3% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,4% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 46,9% is unmarried, 41,5% is married, 6,2% is divorced and 5,3% is widowed. 7.005 residents originate from the Netherlands, 525 come from Europe and 1.355 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 3.480 households in Gilze. 31,2% of these are single-person households, 35,2% households without children and 33,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Gilze there are 6.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €35.400, which is €400 (1%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.900, which is €700 (2%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Gilze are educated to an intermediate level. 47,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 27,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 25,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 8.885 residents, around 69% are in paid employment, which amounts to 6.131 people. This is 4% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Gilze, 24% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.710 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Gilze there are 3.518 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €353.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 37% rental homes and 63% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 63% privately owned, 28% owned by housing associations and 9% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Gilze are 1950-1970 (19%) and 1970-1980 (16%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Gilze. The most recently listed home is Oranjestraat 44 by KIN Makelaars Gilze & Rijen op Funda. No homes were sold in Gilze over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Gilze. The most recent home is Kerkstraat 24W, offered by www.woninginzicht.nl. No homes were let in Gilze over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Gilze.

Energy

In Gilze there are 3.741 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (30%), A (22%) and B (15%). On average, an address in Gilze uses 3.000 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.130 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 12% below the national average of 1.280 m³.