Wijlre, Gulpen-Wittem

Wijlre is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem The district has a total area of 1.010 hectares, of which 1.004 hectares are land and 7 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK172901. The postcode area is 6289NA-6321RD.

Residents

Wijlre has 2.485 residents. Of these, 50,5% are men and 49,3% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,2%). The other age groups are 27,4% for '65 years or older', 20,9% for '25 to 45 years', 13,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 7,8% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 40,4% is unmarried, 47,1% is married, 7,0% is divorced and 5,2% is widowed. 2.125 residents originate from the Netherlands, 205 come from Europe and 150 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.150 households in Wijlre. 31,7% of these are single-person households, 38,7% households without children and 29,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Wijlre there are 2.100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.800, which is €2.000 (6%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €28.500, which is €700 (2%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Wijlre are educated to an intermediate level. 44,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 26,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.485 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.541 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In Wijlre, 32% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 580 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Wijlre there are 1.200 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €306.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 33% rental homes and 67% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 67% privately owned, 23% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Wijlre are 1950-1970 (23%) and 1970-1980 (22%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Wijlre. The most recently listed home is Tienbundersweg 3 by Adviesgroep Somers & Brabant B.V.. No homes were sold in Wijlre over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Wijlre. The most recent home is Stokhem 49, offered by Ovida makelaars. No homes were let in Wijlre over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Wijlre.

Energy

In Wijlre there are 1.231 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (26%), G (19%) and D (17%). On average, an address in Wijlre uses 2.780 kWh of electricity per year. This is 1% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.210 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 5% below the national average of 1.280 m³.