Neighbourhood Afferden Buitengebied

Neighbourhood in district Afferden · municipality Bergen (Limburg) · Limburg

  • 126 homes
  • 410 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1955
  • avg. WOZ € 464.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Afferden Buitengebied

Homes
126
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1955
Average living area
219 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
174
2025

Home type

  • Detached 89% 112
  • Semi-detached house 10% 13
  • Apartment 1% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 14
  • B 9% 11
  • C 10% 12
  • D 11% 14
  • E 2% 3
  • F 27% 34
  • G 23% 29
  • No label 7% 9

Building period

  • Built before 1945 32% 40
  • 1945–1969 40% 51
  • 1970–1989 11% 14
  • 1990–2009 5% 6
  • 2010 and later 12% 15

Residents

Residents
410
January 1, 2025
Households
170
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
21%
Households with children
35%
Population density
26
inhabitants per km²
Area
17,3 km²
of which 0,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 40
  • 15–25 years 7% 30
  • 25–45 years 22% 90
  • 45–65 years 35% 145
  • 65 years and older 27% 110

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 464.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
89%
Rental homes
11%
1% housing association
Single-family homes
98%
2% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
1
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
4.240 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.880 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.350 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
46%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
14%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
83% central heating, 6% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
1,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,7 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,7 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,7 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
100 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
207 passenger cars
Company locations
95
of which 20 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
30%
municipality 14%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
25%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 126 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 46% 58
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 18% 23
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 6% 8
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 7
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 11
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 15% 19

Flooding

Homes that may flood
50%
municipality 46%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
30%
Of which more than 2 m water
4%
Maximum water depth
3,3 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,8 µg/m³
33% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
84%
municipality 67%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
40 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
81%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
86%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
24%
municipality 8%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
76%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
84%
municipality 82%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 2%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
71
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
29
-15% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
31,7
4 burglaries
Municipality
26
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 14% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 7% 2
  • Bedreiging 7% 2
  • Autodiefstal 3% 1
  • Vernieling 3% 1

Per year

  1. 422021
  2. 432022
  3. 312023
  4. 472024
  5. 362025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,20
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,10 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,20 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,11 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 443.200
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
33%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)