Neighbourhood Beek

Neighbourhood in district Beek - Spaubeek · municipality Beek · Limburg

  • 4.270 homes
  • 8.415 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1966
  • avg. WOZ € 268.000

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 Beek

Homes
4.270
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1966
Average living area
127 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.240
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 38% 1.625
  • Mid-terrace house 19% 827
  • Semi-detached house 18% 776
  • End-terrace house 13% 553
  • Detached 11% 489

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 945
  • B 12% 497
  • C 22% 931
  • D 13% 565
  • E 10% 409
  • F 11% 452
  • G 7% 295
  • No label 4% 176

Building period

  • Built before 1945 14% 612
  • 1945–1969 41% 1.758
  • 1970–1989 26% 1.112
  • 1990–2009 14% 615
  • 2010 and later 4% 162
  • Unknown 0% 11

Residents

Residents
8.415
January 1, 2025
Households
4.135
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
40%
Households with children
28%
Population density
2.148
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 1.050
  • 15–25 years 9% 750
  • 25–45 years 22% 1.890
  • 45–65 years 27% 2.245
  • 65 years and older 29% 2.480

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 268.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
61%
Rental homes
39%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
62%
38% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
26
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
2.610 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
950 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
46%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 11% block
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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.215 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
4.582 passenger cars
Company locations
1.060
of which 270 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)
56 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
73%
municipality 49%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 4.270 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 2% 101
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 49% 2.102
  • 56–60 dB: busy 33% 1.397
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 412
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 6% 243
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 15

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,4 µg/m³
79% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
47%
municipality 55%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
90%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 85%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
40%
municipality 39%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
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
49
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
412
-4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,7
3 burglaries
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 18% 74
  • Vernieling 12% 49
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 16
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 14
  • Mishandeling 3% 12
  • Bedreiging 3% 11
  • Drugshandel 2% 9
  • Autodiefstal 1% 6

Per year

  1. 3582021
  2. 4292022
  3. 4482023
  4. 4572024
  5. 4062025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,11
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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)
+0,2 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside

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

Avg. income per resident
€ 34.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 141.900
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)