Bekkerveld, Heerlen

Bekkerveld is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 59 hectares, of which 59 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK091737. The postcode area is 6417BB-6419PA.

Residents

Bekkerveld has 2.790 residents. Of these, 48,7% are men and 51,3% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (27,6%). The other age groups are 27,4% for '45 to 65 years', 19,9% for '65 years or older', 13,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 54,1% is unmarried, 32,3% is married, 9,7% is divorced and 3,9% is widowed. 2.165 residents originate from the Netherlands, 315 come from Europe and 315 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.535 households in Bekkerveld. 50,5% of these are single-person households, 23,5% households without children and 26,1% households with children. The average household size is 1,8 persons.

In Bekkerveld there are 2.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €36.500, which is €700 (2%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.900, which is €2.700 (9%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Bekkerveld are highly educated. 46,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 35,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 18,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.790 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.814 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In Bekkerveld, 26% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 480 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Bekkerveld there are 1.518 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €252.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 41% rental homes and 59% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 59% privately owned, 29% owned by housing associations and 12% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Bekkerveld are 1950-1970 (61%) and 1925-1950 (19%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Bekkerveld. No homes were sold in Bekkerveld over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Bekkerveld. No homes were let in Bekkerveld over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Bekkerveld.

Energy

In Bekkerveld there are 1.558 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are F (21%), G (20%) and E (19%). On average, an address in Bekkerveld uses 2.450 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.080 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 16% below the national average of 1.280 m³.