Overhoven, Sittard-Geleen

Overhoven is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 798 hectares, of which 791 hectares are land and 6 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK188302. The postcode area is 6131CA-6137XZ.

Residents

Overhoven has 18.650 residents. Of these, 49,8% are men and 50,2% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,1%). The other age groups are 24,2% for '25 to 45 years', 22,5% for '65 years or older', 12,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 47,8% is unmarried, 36,1% is married, 10,3% is divorced and 5,8% is widowed. 13.570 residents originate from the Netherlands, 2.510 come from Europe and 2.570 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 9.415 households in Overhoven. 43,3% of these are single-person households, 28,4% households without children and 28,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Overhoven there are 15.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.300, which is €2.500 (7%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €28.100, which is €1.100 (4%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Overhoven are educated to an intermediate level. 41,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 29,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 18.650 residents, around 57% are in paid employment, which amounts to 10.631 people. This is 8% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (89%), while 11% are self-employed. In Overhoven, 33% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 3.650 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Overhoven there are 9.548 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €239.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. In Overhoven there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 46% rental homes and 54% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 54% privately owned, 38% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Overhoven are 1950-1970 (34%) and 1990-2000 (17%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Overhoven.

Energy

In Overhoven there are 9.747 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (24%), C (21%) and A (18%). On average, an address in Overhoven uses 2.580 kWh of electricity per year. This is 8% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 990 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 23% below the national average of 1.280 m³.