Limmen, Castricum

Limmen is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Castricum The district has a total area of 915 hectares, of which 908 hectares are land and 7 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK038307. The postcode area is 1906AA-1906XZ.

Residents

Limmen has 7.780 residents. Of these, 50,0% are men and 50,0% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,8%). The other age groups are 25,5% for '65 years or older', 18,8% for '25 to 45 years', 14,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,6% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,3% is unmarried, 44,9% is married, 6,2% is divorced and 5,6% is widowed. 6.965 residents originate from the Netherlands, 355 come from Europe and 455 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 3.300 households in Limmen. 28,5% of these are single-person households, 36,2% households without children and 35,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Limmen there are 6.400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €41.200, which is €5.400 (15%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €34.700, which is €5.500 (19%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Limmen are educated to an intermediate level. 45,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 34,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 20,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 7.780 residents, around 69% are in paid employment, which amounts to 5.368 people. This is 4% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (79%), while 21% are self-employed. In Limmen, 27% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.810 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Limmen there are 3.307 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €521.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 20% rental homes and 80% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 79% privately owned, 11% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Limmen are 1950-1970 (18%) and 2000-2010 (16%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Limmen. The most recently listed home is Den Burglaan 32 by Rietveld Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in Limmen over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Limmen. The most recent home is Berkenlint 32, offered by www.svnk.nl. No homes were let in Limmen over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Limmen.

Energy

In Limmen there are 3.139 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (29%), C (24%) and B (21%). On average, an address in Limmen uses 2.950 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.140 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 11% below the national average of 1.280 m³.