Eerschot, Meierijstad

Eerschot is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Meierijstad, in the district Sint-Oedenrode The neighbourhood has a total area of 63 hectares, of which 62 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19480311. The postcode area is 5491AA-5492HA.

Residents

Eerschot has 2.185 residents. Of these, 49,4% are men and 50,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (25,9%). The other age groups are 24,9% for '25 to 45 years', 23,3% for '65 years or older', 14,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,0% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,3% is unmarried, 42,1% is married, 7,8% is divorced and 4,6% is widowed. 1.880 residents originate from the Netherlands, 130 come from Europe and 180 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 960 households in Eerschot. 29,2% of these are single-person households, 36,5% households without children and 34,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Eerschot there are 1.800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €35.400, which is €400 (1%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.700, which is €500 (2%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Eerschot are educated to an intermediate level. 41,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 30,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 28,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.185 residents, around 68% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.486 people. This is 3% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Eerschot, 27% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 450 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Eerschot there are 962 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €417.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 29% rental homes and 71% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 71% privately owned, 21% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Eerschot are 1950-1970 (35%) and 1970-1980 (24%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Eerschot. The most recently listed home is Verwestraat 35 by DE KONING MAKELAARDIJ op Pararius. No homes were sold in Eerschot over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Eerschot. The most recent home is Merodestraat 31, offered by www.thuispoort.nl. No homes were let in Eerschot over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Eerschot.

Energy

In Eerschot there are 968 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (32%), A (26%) and D (15%). On average, an address in Eerschot uses 2.970 kWh of electricity per year. This is 6% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.090 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 15% below the national average of 1.280 m³.