Meerlo, Horst aan de Maas

Meerlo is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 797 hectares, of which 792 hectares are land and 4 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK150713. The postcode area is 5864AA-5864EH.

Residents

Meerlo has 1.915 residents. Of these, 52,5% are men and 47,5% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (27,9%). The other age groups are 24,5% for '65 years or older', 21,7% for '25 to 45 years', 13,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,4% is unmarried, 46,2% is married, 4,7% is divorced and 4,2% is widowed. 1.630 residents originate from the Netherlands, 195 come from Europe and 85 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 810 households in Meerlo. 28,4% of these are single-person households, 37,7% households without children and 34,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Meerlo there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.500, which is €3.300 (9%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.700, which is €1.500 (5%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Meerlo are educated to an intermediate level. 51,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 24,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 24,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 1.915 residents, around 69% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.321 people. This is 4% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Meerlo, 27% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 410 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Meerlo there are 775 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €317.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 14% rental homes and 86% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 86% privately owned, 9% owned by housing associations and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Meerlo are 1970-1980 (23%) and 1950-1970 (16%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Meerlo. No homes were sold in Meerlo over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Meerlo. No homes were let in Meerlo over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Meerlo.

Energy

In Meerlo there are 808 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (25%), D (21%) and A (20%). On average, an address in Meerlo uses 3.200 kWh of electricity per year. This is 14% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.320 m³ per year, is 3% above the national average of 1.280 m³.