Neighbourhood Afferden Kern

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

  • 760 homes
  • 1.660 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 316.000

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 Kern

Homes
760
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
140 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
760
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 33% 252
  • Detached 32% 245
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 112
  • End-terrace house 14% 103
  • Apartment 6% 48

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 141
  • B 20% 150
  • C 22% 164
  • D 11% 86
  • E 2% 18
  • F 11% 84
  • G 7% 54
  • No label 8% 63

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 77
  • 1945–1969 29% 218
  • 1970–1989 41% 314
  • 1990–2009 11% 87
  • 2010 and later 8% 63
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.660
January 1, 2025
Households
760
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
30%
Population density
2.387
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,7 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 170
  • 15–25 years 10% 170
  • 25–45 years 22% 370
  • 45–65 years 29% 475
  • 65 years and older 28% 470

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 316.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
25% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
0
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
2.970 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.650 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
65%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 3% 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
248 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.023 passenger cars
Company locations
140
of which 35 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)
48 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
16%
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
6%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 760 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 42% 317
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 236
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 14% 109
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 72
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 26

Flooding

Homes that may flood
96%
municipality 46%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
76%
Of which more than 2 m water
15%
Maximum water depth
2,8 m
average 1,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,6 µg/m³
12% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
68%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 8%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
72%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 82%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
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
8
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
14
-63% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
26
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 2
  • Vernieling 14% 2
  • Bedreiging 7% 1
  • Mishandeling 7% 1

Per year

  1. 482021
  2. 212022
  3. 352023
  4. 412024
  5. 292025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,17 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 more than sufficient

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

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,3 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
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
€ 182.100
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)