Neighbourhood Blerick-Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Blerick-Midden · municipality Venlo · Limburg

  • 1.902 homes
  • 3.640 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 273.000

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 Blerick-Centrum

Homes
1.902
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.909
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 44% 846
  • Mid-terrace house 31% 584
  • End-terrace house 13% 245
  • Semi-detached house 10% 182
  • Detached 2% 45

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 424
  • B 8% 159
  • C 26% 496
  • D 8% 153
  • E 8% 157
  • F 11% 200
  • G 13% 245
  • No label 4% 68

Building period

  • Built before 1945 29% 553
  • 1945–1969 16% 311
  • 1970–1989 27% 506
  • 1990–2009 21% 395
  • 2010 and later 7% 137

Residents

Residents
3.640
January 1, 2025
Households
1.870
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
44%
Households with children
25%
Population density
5.283
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 380
  • 15–25 years 10% 365
  • 25–45 years 21% 750
  • 45–65 years 24% 880
  • 65 years and older 35% 1.260

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 273.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
57%
Rental homes
42%
26% housing association
Single-family homes
56%
44% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
2.460 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
670 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
820 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
30%
Gas-free
11%
Mainly electrically heated
14%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
84% central heating, 3% block, 9% 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
12
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.544 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.616 passenger cars
Company locations
425
of which 115 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)
57 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
35%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
9%
municipality 4%
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
13%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.902 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 47% 894
  • 56–60 dB: busy 39% 734
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 246
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 28

Flooding

Homes that may flood
97%
municipality 27%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
93%
Of which more than 2 m water
16%
Maximum water depth
4,9 m
average 1,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
34%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
43%
municipality 84%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
1%
municipality 1%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
81%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
24%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
61
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
222
-7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,5
1 burglary
Municipality
55
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 21% 46
  • Winkeldiefstal 18% 40
  • Vernieling 5% 12
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 11
  • Mishandeling 4% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 4
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 3
  • Bedreiging 1% 3

Per year

  1. 2412021
  2. 2112022
  3. 2642023
  4. 2322024
  5. 2352025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
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 +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,02 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)
−0,5 mm per year
municipality −0,5 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 31.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 35.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 120.900
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)