Blerick-Centrum, Venlo

Blerick-Centrum is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Venlo, in the district Blerick-Midden The neighbourhood has a total area of 81 hectares, of which 69 hectares are land and 12 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU09832101. The postcode area is 5921CR-5923AT.

Residents

Blerick-Centrum has 3.645 residents. Of these, 48,4% are men and 51,4% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (33,3%). The other age groups are 25,0% for '45 to 65 years', 20,3% for '25 to 45 years', 11,2% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 40,9% is unmarried, 40,9% is married, 8,6% is divorced and 9,6% is widowed. 2.830 residents originate from the Netherlands, 475 come from Europe and 340 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.870 households in Blerick-Centrum. 44,1% of these are single-person households, 31,3% households without children and 24,6% households with children. The average household size is 1,9 persons.

In Blerick-Centrum there are 3.100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.300, which is €4.500 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.200, which is €2.000 (7%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Blerick-Centrum are educated to an intermediate level. 42,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 33,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 3.645 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.260 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (89%), while 11% are self-employed. In Blerick-Centrum, 37% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.100 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Blerick-Centrum there are 1.870 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €272.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 42% rental homes and 58% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 58% privately owned, 25% owned by housing associations and 17% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Blerick-Centrum are 1970-1980 (25%) and 1925-1950 (16%).

Homes for sale

There are currently 21 homes for sale in Blerick-Centrum. The most recently listed home is Kloosterstraat 50 by Ovida makelaars Venlo op Funda. Over the past year, 49 homes were sold in Blerick-Centrum. On average, a home was sold within 97 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Blerick-Centrum over the past year was €380.571. This is 40% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €272.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €2.997.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Blerick-Centrum. The most recent home is Antoniuslaan 154, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. Over the past year, 8 homes were let in Blerick-Centrum. On average, a listing was let within 38 days.

No recent rental data available for Blerick-Centrum.

Energy

In Blerick-Centrum there are 1.988 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (26%), A (20%) and G (14%). On average, an address in Blerick-Centrum uses 2.600 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.010 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 21% below the national average of 1.280 m³.