Brakel, Zaltbommel

Brakel is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 3.793 hectares, of which 3.208 hectares are land and 586 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK029701. The postcode area is 5305BB-5308NV.

Residents

Brakel has 8.545 residents. Of these, 50,6% are men and 49,4% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (26,2%). The other age groups are 25,0% for '25 to 45 years', 18,2% for '0 to 15 years', 16,3% for '65 years or older' and 14,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 46,7% is unmarried, 44,2% is married, 4,7% is divorced and 4,4% is widowed. 7.405 residents originate from the Netherlands, 880 come from Europe and 265 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 3.445 households in Brakel. 31,5% of these are single-person households, 29,0% households without children and 39,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,5 persons.

In Brakel there are 6.500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €35.200, which is €600 (2%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.700, which is €1.500 (5%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Brakel are educated to an intermediate level. 47,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 34,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 17,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 8.545 residents, around 71% are in paid employment, which amounts to 6.067 people. This is 6% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (80%), while 20% are self-employed. In Brakel, 18% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.200 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Brakel there are 3.143 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €363.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 24% rental homes and 76% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 75% privately owned, 18% owned by housing associations and 7% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Brakel are 1970-1980 (16%) and 1950-1970 (15%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Brakel.

Energy

In Brakel there are 3.068 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (27%), C (20%) and B (14%). On average, an address in Brakel uses 3.450 kWh of electricity per year. This is 23% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.270 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 1% below the national average of 1.280 m³.