Lemmender, Brunssum – “Reasonable”

Lemmender is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Brunssum, in the district Brunssum-Noord The neighbourhood has a total area of 14 hectares, of which 14 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU08990207. The postcode area is 6441HL-6441XW.

Four residents rate the neighbourhood as more than satisfactory with a score of 6.7. They describe it as 'Reasonable', 'Good' and 'Quiet but has been going downhill in recent years'. Aspects such as accessibility, safety, greenery are rated well in this neighbourhood, while housing and cleanliness score less well.

Residents

Lemmender has 1.040 residents. Of these, 50,0% are men and 49,5% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (40,4%). The other age groups are 32,2% for '45 to 65 years', 18,3% for '25 to 45 years', 4,8% for '15 to 25 years' and 4,3% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 37,0% is unmarried, 28,4% is married, 25,0% is divorced and 10,1% is widowed. 700 residents originate from the Netherlands, 180 come from Europe and 155 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 735 households in Lemmender. 70,1% of these are single-person households, 19,7% households without children and 10,2% households with children. The average household size is 1,4 persons.

In Lemmender there are 900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €23.700, which is €12.100 (34%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €22.000, which is €7.200 (25%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Lemmender are educated to a lower level. 43,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 42,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 14,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.040 residents, around 39% are in paid employment, which amounts to 406 people. This is 26% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (91%), while 9% are self-employed. In Lemmender, 60% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 380 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Lemmender there are 781 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €129.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 72% rental homes and 28% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 28% privately owned, 60% owned by housing associations and 12% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Lemmender are 1950-1970 (67%) and 1970-1980 (23%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Lemmender. The most recently listed home is Henri Dunantstraat 149 by de Ruijter / Je Makelaar op Funda. No homes were sold in Lemmender over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Lemmender. The most recent home is Henri Dunantstraat 485, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. No homes were let in Lemmender over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Lemmender.

Energy

In Lemmender there are 796 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (41%), E (26%) and D (14%). On average, an address in Lemmender uses 2.360 kWh of electricity per year. This is 16% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 720 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 44% below the national average of 1.280 m³.