Wessem, Maasgouw

Wessem is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Maasgouw The district has a total area of 537 hectares, of which 278 hectares are land and 258 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK164107. The postcode area is 6017BD-6097ND.

Residents

Wessem has 2.000 residents. Of these, 51,5% are men and 48,5% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (29,8%). The other age groups are 28,5% for '45 to 65 years', 21,0% for '25 to 45 years', 11,0% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,0% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 41,3% is unmarried, 44,0% is married, 8,0% is divorced and 7,0% is widowed. 1.695 residents originate from the Netherlands, 200 come from Europe and 110 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 935 households in Wessem. 32,1% of these are single-person households, 38,0% households without children and 29,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Wessem there are 1.800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.200, which is €3.600 (10%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €28.100, which is €1.100 (4%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Wessem are educated to a lower level. 40,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 36,3% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 23,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.000 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.280 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Wessem, 33% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 530 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Wessem there are 973 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €290.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 23% rental homes and 77% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 77% privately owned, 14% owned by housing associations and 9% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Wessem are 1950-1970 (26%) and 1970-1980 (21%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Wessem. The most recently listed home is Pol 6 by Hermans Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in Wessem over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Wessem. The most recent home is de Kemp 14, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. No homes were let in Wessem over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Wessem.

Energy

In Wessem there are 912 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (22%), D (19%) and F (15%). On average, an address in Wessem uses 2.970 kWh of electricity per year. This is 6% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.310 m³ per year, is 2% above the national average of 1.280 m³.