Obbicht, Sittard-Geleen – “Amazing”

Obbicht is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, in the district Obbicht en Papenhoven The neighbourhood has a total area of 217 hectares, of which 212 hectares are land and 4 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU18830700. The postcode area is 6121RR-6125RN.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.4. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Amazing'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Obbicht has 1.850 residents. Of these, 50,8% are men and 49,5% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,5%). The other age groups are 28,9% for '65 years or older', 20,0% for '25 to 45 years', 11,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 38,6% is unmarried, 47,6% is married, 8,1% is divorced and 5,9% is widowed. 1.580 residents originate from the Netherlands, 180 come from Europe and 100 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 845 households in Obbicht. 29,6% of these are single-person households, 39,1% households without children and 31,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,2 persons.

In Obbicht there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.500, which is €2.300 (6%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €28.400, which is €800 (3%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Obbicht are educated to a lower level. 55,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 28,3% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 16,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.850 residents, around 57% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.055 people. This is 8% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Obbicht, 35% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 460 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Obbicht there are 839 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €294.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 28% rental homes and 72% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 73% privately owned, 23% owned by housing associations and 4% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Obbicht are 1970-1980 (33%) and 1950-1970 (23%).

Homes for sale

There are currently 6 homes for sale in Obbicht. The most recently listed home is Europalaan 22 by Vivre Adviesgroep. Over the past year, 14 homes were sold in Obbicht. On average, a home was sold within 50 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Obbicht over the past year was €405.607. This is 38% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €294.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €1.969.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Obbicht. The most recent home is Obbichter Markt 3, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. No homes were let in Obbicht over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Obbicht.

Energy

In Obbicht there are 844 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (28%), D (15%) and G (14%). On average, an address in Obbicht uses 3.200 kWh of electricity per year. This is 14% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.340 m³ per year, is 5% above the national average of 1.280 m³.