Gracht, Kerkrade

Gracht is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Kerkrade, in the district Kerkrade-West The neighbourhood has a total area of 173 hectares, of which 173 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU09280004. The postcode area is 6465AA-6465EL.

Residents

Gracht has 2.010 residents. Of these, 50,0% are men and 50,0% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,4%). The other age groups are 25,6% for '65 years or older', 23,6% for '25 to 45 years', 14,2% for '0 to 15 years' and 7,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,5% is unmarried, 41,8% is married, 9,2% is divorced and 6,2% is widowed. 1.275 residents originate from the Netherlands, 545 come from Europe and 185 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 985 households in Gracht. 34,0% of these are single-person households, 34,0% households without children and 32,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Gracht there are 1.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €27.700, which is €8.100 (23%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.000, which is €6.200 (21%) lower than the national average of €29.200.

Of the 2.010 residents, around 56% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.126 people. This is 9% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (92%), while 8% are self-employed. In Gracht, 33% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 420 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Gracht there are 988 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €185.000. 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, 72% privately owned, 23% owned by housing associations and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Gracht are 1970-1980 (68%) and 1950-1970 (17%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Gracht. The most recently listed home is Agatha-Gracht 11 by Timmermans Vastgoed Makelaardij op Funda. No homes were sold in Gracht over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Gracht. The most recent home is St.Eugeniusstraat 31, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. No homes were let in Gracht over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Gracht.

Energy

In Gracht there are 998 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (47%), B (14%) and D (14%). On average, an address in Gracht uses 2.650 kWh of electricity per year. This is 6% below 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.