Wanssum, Venray

Wanssum is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Venray The district has a total area of 707 hectares, of which 677 hectares are land and 30 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK098421. The postcode area is 5861AA-5861EP.

Residents

Wanssum has 1.880 residents. Of these, 51,6% are men and 48,4% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,2%). The other age groups are 25,5% for '65 years or older', 22,1% for '25 to 45 years', 14,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,8% is unmarried, 45,7% is married, 5,6% is divorced and 5,9% is widowed. 1.645 residents originate from the Netherlands, 180 come from Europe and 60 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 825 households in Wanssum. 29,1% of these are single-person households, 37,6% households without children and 33,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Wanssum there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.100, which is €3.700 (10%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.300, which is €1.900 (7%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Wanssum are educated to an intermediate level. 54,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 24,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 21,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 1.880 residents, around 69% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.297 people. This is 4% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Wanssum, 27% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 430 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Wanssum there are 817 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €316.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 13% rental homes and 87% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 87% privately owned, 7% owned by housing associations and 6% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Wanssum are 1970-1980 (25%) and 1950-1970 (23%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Wanssum. The most recently listed home is Beemdweg 9A by Connect Makelaars Venray. No homes were sold in Wanssum over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Wanssum. The most recent home is Cremershof 8, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. No homes were let in Wanssum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Wanssum.

Energy

In Wanssum there are 840 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (28%), D (18%) and B (17%). On average, an address in Wanssum uses 3.340 kWh of electricity per year. This is 19% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.390 m³ per year, is 9% above the national average of 1.280 m³.