Neighbourhood Binnenstad

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Maastricht · Limburg

  • 1.721 homes
  • 2.325 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1846
  • avg. WOZ € 314.000

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 Binnenstad

Homes
1.721
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1846
Average living area
86 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.663
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 86% 1.481
  • Mid-terrace house 10% 166
  • End-terrace house 3% 45
  • Detached 1% 15
  • Semi-detached house 1% 14

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 191
  • B 9% 156
  • C 12% 202
  • D 6% 102
  • E 7% 129
  • F 9% 155
  • G 36% 616
  • No label 10% 170

Building period

  • Built before 1945 83% 1.425
  • 1945–1969 3% 50
  • 1970–1989 4% 74
  • 1990–2009 7% 127
  • Unknown 3% 45

Residents

Residents
2.325
January 1, 2025
Households
1.920
avg. 1,2 people
One-person households
83%
Households with children
3%
Population density
7.468
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 2% 40
  • 15–25 years 53% 1.225
  • 25–45 years 28% 650
  • 45–65 years 8% 185
  • 65 years and older 9% 220

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 314.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
14%
Rental homes
83%
9% housing association
Single-family homes
10%
90% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
21%
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
1.850 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
10 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
1%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
57% central heating, 18% block, 1% district heating
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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
12
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.813 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,2
347 passenger cars
Company locations
900
of which 540 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)
50 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
13%
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
0%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 1.721 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 69% 1.182
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 319
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 220

Flooding

Homes that may flood
3%
municipality 36%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,4 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
28%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
63%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
28%
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
418
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
971
-17% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
4 burglaries
Municipality
60
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 158
  • Winkeldiefstal 13% 127
  • Zakkenrollerij 12% 121
  • Mishandeling 8% 73
  • Vernieling 4% 41
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 18
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 17
  • Bedreiging 2% 15

Per year

  1. 5732021
  2. 1.1482022
  3. 1.2192023
  4. 1.2942024
  5. 1.0762025

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
4,18
+0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,06
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,24 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,21 more than insufficient

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)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 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
€ 1.100
Net labour participation
51%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)