Valkenburg, Valkenburg aan de Geul

Valkenburg is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 895 hectares, of which 886 hectares are land and 8 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK099400. The postcode area is 6301AA-6301ZZ.

Residents

Valkenburg has 7.695 residents. Of these, 48,3% are men and 51,7% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (34,4%). The other age groups are 28,6% for '45 to 65 years', 19,6% for '25 to 45 years', 9,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 40,9% is unmarried, 38,5% is married, 11,4% is divorced and 9,2% is widowed. 6.105 residents originate from the Netherlands, 955 come from Europe and 635 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 3.965 households in Valkenburg. 45,4% of these are single-person households, 33,3% households without children and 21,3% households with children. The average household size is 1,8 persons.

In Valkenburg there are 6.400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €35.700, which is €100 (0%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.600, which is €2.400 (8%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Valkenburg are educated to an intermediate level. 40,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 32,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 27,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 7.695 residents, around 60% are in paid employment, which amounts to 4.617 people. This is 5% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (79%), while 21% are self-employed. In Valkenburg, 41% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 2.400 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Valkenburg there are 4.290 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €294.000. Of these, around 91% are occupied and 9% unoccupied. In Valkenburg there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 52% rental homes and 48% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 48% privately owned, 23% owned by housing associations and 29% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Valkenburg are 1950-1970 (28%) and 1925-1950 (13%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Valkenburg.

Energy

In Valkenburg there are 4.673 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (22%), A (18%) and B (17%). On average, an address in Valkenburg uses 2.560 kWh of electricity per year. This is 9% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.120 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 13% below the national average of 1.280 m³.