Vink, Kerkrade

Vink is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Kerkrade, in the district Kerkrade-Noord The neighbourhood has a total area of 118 hectares, of which 118 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU09280203. The postcode area is 6463CS-6471CN.

Residents

Vink has 2.560 residents. Of these, 51,8% are men and 48,4% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (31,8%). The other age groups are 23,2% for '25 to 45 years', 21,9% for '65 years or older', 13,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,6% is unmarried, 40,8% is married, 10,7% is divorced and 4,9% is widowed. 1.815 residents originate from the Netherlands, 570 come from Europe and 175 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.130 households in Vink. 33,6% of these are single-person households, 32,7% households without children and 33,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Vink there are 1.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.200, which is €2.600 (7%) 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 Vink are educated to an intermediate level. 47,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 33,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 18,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.560 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.587 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Vink, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 440 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Vink there are 1.112 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €256.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 22% rental homes and 78% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 79% privately owned, 10% owned by housing associations and 11% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Vink are 1925-1950 (24%) and 1950-1970 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Vink. The most recently listed home is Veldhofstraat 182 by Fer Haas Makelaardij op Pararius. No homes were sold in Vink over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Vink. The most recent home is Bongartstraat 9, offered by Fer Haas Makelaardij op Funda. No homes were let in Vink over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Vink.

Energy

In Vink there are 1.122 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (24%), B (18%) and G (16%). On average, an address in Vink uses 3.010 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.270 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 1% below the national average of 1.280 m³.