Rothem, Meerssen – “Very nice neighbourh...”

Rothem is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Meerssen, in the district Meerssen The neighbourhood has a total area of 70 hectares, of which 70 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU09380001. The postcode area is 6231AB-6231RB.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as excellent with a score of 9.9. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Very nice neighbourhood'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Rothem has 1.645 residents. Of these, 50,5% are men and 49,5% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,6%). The other age groups are 23,4% for '25 to 45 years', 23,1% for '65 years or older', 14,0% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 44,7% is unmarried, 42,2% is married, 8,2% is divorced and 4,6% is widowed. 1.300 residents originate from the Netherlands, 150 come from Europe and 190 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 755 households in Rothem. 33,1% of these are single-person households, 33,8% households without children and 33,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Rothem there are 1.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.100, which is €4.700 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.200, which is €3.000 (10%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Rothem are educated to an intermediate level. 43,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 31,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.645 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.053 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Rothem, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 330 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Rothem there are 752 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €277.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 36% rental homes and 64% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 64% privately owned, 23% owned by housing associations and 13% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Rothem are 1950-1970 (29%) and 1925-1950 (24%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Rothem. The most recently listed home is Klinkenberg 139A by Van der Loo Vastgoed op Pararius. No homes were sold in Rothem over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Rothem. The most recent home is Holstraat 90, offered by www.thuisinlimburg.nl. No homes were let in Rothem over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Rothem.

Energy

In Rothem there are 728 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (23%), F (17%) and G (16%). On average, an address in Rothem uses 2.840 kWh of electricity per year. This is 1% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.200 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 6% below the national average of 1.280 m³.