Neighbourhood Biesland

Neighbourhood in district Buitenwijk Zuidwest · municipality Maastricht · Limburg

  • 1.174 homes
  • 1.970 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1938
  • avg. WOZ € 391.000

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 Biesland

Homes
1.174
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1938
Average living area
117 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.181
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 51% 594
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 198
  • Semi-detached house 15% 177
  • Detached 9% 107
  • End-terrace house 8% 98

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 186
  • B 5% 54
  • C 7% 88
  • D 12% 140
  • E 7% 81
  • F 14% 168
  • G 38% 443
  • No label 1% 14

Building period

  • Built before 1945 51% 600
  • 1945–1969 41% 479
  • 1970–1989 6% 69
  • 1990–2009 2% 24
  • 2010 and later 0% 2

Residents

Residents
1.970
January 1, 2025
Households
1.160
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
57%
Households with children
18%
Population density
3.578
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 230
  • 15–25 years 24% 465
  • 25–45 years 18% 345
  • 45–65 years 20% 395
  • 65 years and older 27% 530

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 391.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
45%
Rental homes
55%
1% housing association
Single-family homes
49%
51% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
7%
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
2.400 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
750 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.070 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
27%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
56% central heating, 10% block, 1% 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
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,4 km
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.457 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
702 passenger cars
Company locations
255
of which 25 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)
51 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
30%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
25%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 1.174 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 32% 372
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 29% 343
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 10% 119
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 55
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 24% 281
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 36%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,2 µg/m³
39% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 45%

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)
76%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
82%
municipality 88%
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
19%
municipality 25%
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
26
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
51
-9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,6
3 burglaries
Municipality
60
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 33% 17
  • Woninginbraak 6% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 3
  • Autodiefstal 6% 3
  • Bedreiging 4% 2
  • Vernieling 4% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 692021
  2. 652022
  3. 782023
  4. 562024
  5. 552025

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: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 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

Median household wealth
€ 327.100
Net labour participation
56%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
28%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
32,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)