Bocholtz, Simpelveld

Bocholtz is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 743 hectares, of which 743 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK096501. The postcode area is 6351AA-6369TE.

Residents

Bocholtz has 5.035 residents. Of these, 49,9% are men and 50,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,4%). The other age groups are 26,8% for '65 years or older', 20,9% for '25 to 45 years', 12,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,6% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 37,9% is unmarried, 47,4% is married, 7,8% is divorced and 7,0% is widowed. 3.995 residents originate from the Netherlands, 835 come from Europe and 210 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.330 households in Bocholtz. 32,0% of these are single-person households, 36,5% households without children and 31,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Bocholtz there are 4.300 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 €28.600, which is €600 (2%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Bocholtz are educated to an intermediate level. 47,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 27,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 25,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 5.035 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.222 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Bocholtz, 30% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.140 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Bocholtz there are 2.527 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €243.000. Of these, around 90% are occupied and 10% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 32% rental homes and 68% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 68% privately owned, 17% owned by housing associations and 15% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Bocholtz are 1950-1970 (30%) and 1970-1980 (23%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Bocholtz.

Energy

In Bocholtz there are 2.339 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (26%), D (16%) and F (14%). On average, an address in Bocholtz uses 2.780 kWh of electricity per year. This is 1% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.230 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 4% below the national average of 1.280 m³.