Hofpoel, Brunssum

Hofpoel is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Brunssum, in the district Brunssum-Centrum The neighbourhood has a total area of 15 hectares, of which 15 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU08990506. The postcode area is 6441AB-6441DZ.

Residents

Hofpoel has 915 residents. Of these, 46,4% are men and 54,1% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (37,2%). The other age groups are 24,6% for '45 to 65 years', 20,2% for '25 to 45 years', 10,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 39,3% is unmarried, 36,6% is married, 13,7% is divorced and 9,8% is widowed. 630 residents originate from the Netherlands, 180 come from Europe and 105 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 535 households in Hofpoel. 57,0% of these are single-person households, 26,2% households without children and 16,8% households with children. The average household size is 1,7 persons.

In Hofpoel there are 800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €27.200, which is €8.600 (24%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.600, which is €5.600 (19%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Hofpoel are educated to an intermediate level. 43,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 34,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 21,7% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 915 residents, around 51% are in paid employment, which amounts to 467 people. This is 14% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In Hofpoel, 45% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 300 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Hofpoel there are 582 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €192.000. Of these, around 90% are occupied and 10% unoccupied. In Hofpoel there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 52% rental homes and 48% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 48% privately owned, 41% owned by housing associations and 11% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Hofpoel are 1980-1990 (44%) and 2000-2010 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Hofpoel. The most recently listed home is Prins Hendriklaan 58HS07 by OPS Advies makelaardij op Funda. No homes were sold in Hofpoel over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Hofpoel. The most recent home is Julianastraat 13HS30, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. No homes were let in Hofpoel over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Hofpoel.

Energy

In Hofpoel there are 583 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (40%), B (23%) and A (13%). On average, an address in Hofpoel uses 2.280 kWh of electricity per year. This is 19% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 930 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 27% below the national average of 1.280 m³.