Centrum, Wijchen

Centrum is located in the province of Gelderland, in the municipality of Wijchen, in the district Wijchen kern The neighbourhood has a total area of 48 hectares, of which 47 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU02960114. The postcode area is 6602AA-6602TA.

Residents

Centrum has 1.675 residents. Of these, 43,3% are men and 57,0% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (47,2%). The other age groups are 20,0% for '45 to 65 years', 18,2% for '25 to 45 years', 10,1% for '15 to 25 years' and 4,5% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 38,5% is unmarried, 37,9% is married, 6,6% is divorced and 17,3% is widowed. 1.315 residents originate from the Netherlands, 285 come from Europe and 80 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.105 households in Centrum. 61,5% of these are single-person households, 28,5% households without children and 10,0% households with children. The average household size is 1,5 persons.

In Centrum there are 1.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.300, which is €3.500 (10%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €30.600, which is €1.400 (5%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Centrum are educated to an intermediate level. 39,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 38,1% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 22,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 1.675 residents, around 53% are in paid employment, which amounts to 888 people. This is 12% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In Centrum, 51% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 750 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Centrum there are 1.018 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €367.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. In Centrum there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 49% rental homes and 51% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 51% privately owned, 17% owned by housing associations and 32% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Centrum are 1990-2000 (23%) and 1970-1980 (16%).

Homes for sale

There are currently 5 homes for sale in Centrum. The most recently listed home is Meester van Coothlaan 32 by Driessen Makelaardij op Funda. Over the past year, 15 homes were sold in Centrum. On average, a home was sold within 72 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Centrum over the past year was €576.167. This is 57% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €367.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €5.820.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Centrum. Over the past year, 4 homes were let in Centrum. On average, a listing was let within 43 days.

No recent rental data available for Centrum.

Energy

In Centrum there are 1.236 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (34%), C (18%) and B (17%). On average, an address in Centrum uses 2.280 kWh of electricity per year. This is 19% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 810 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 37% below the national average of 1.280 m³.