Handel, Gemert-Bakel

Handel is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel The district has a total area of 667 hectares, of which 655 hectares are land and 11 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK165203. The postcode area is 5421PW-5423XK.

Residents

Handel has 1.870 residents. Of these, 51,6% are men and 48,4% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,4%). The other age groups are 22,7% for '65 years or older', 22,2% for '25 to 45 years', 14,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 46,5% is unmarried, 42,0% is married, 6,1% is divorced and 5,3% is widowed. 1.650 residents originate from the Netherlands, 145 come from Europe and 75 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 790 households in Handel. 29,7% of these are single-person households, 34,2% households without children and 36,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,4 persons.

In Handel there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.400, which is €3.400 (9%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.400, which is €1.800 (6%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Handel are educated to an intermediate level. 48,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 27,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.870 residents, around 70% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.309 people. This is 5% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (81%), while 19% are self-employed. In Handel, 26% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 360 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Handel there are 779 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €392.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 32% rental homes and 68% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 68% privately owned, 17% owned by housing associations and 15% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Handel are 1950-1970 (21%) and 2010-2020 (14%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Handel. The most recently listed home is Pastoor Castelijnsstraat 16N by Broeckx Makelaars. No homes were sold in Handel over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Handel. The most recent home is Varelaar 18, offered by www.wooniezie.nl. No homes were let in Handel over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Handel.

Energy

In Handel there are 800 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (26%), C (21%) and B (17%). On average, an address in Handel uses 3.530 kWh of electricity per year. This is 26% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.360 m³ per year, is 6% above the national average of 1.280 m³.