Neighbourhood Born

Neighbourhood in district Holtum-Born · municipality Sittard-Geleen · Limburg

  • 1.224 homes
  • 2.425 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 267.000

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 Born

Homes
1.224
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.202
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 25% 312
  • Semi-detached house 22% 266
  • Apartment 19% 237
  • End-terrace house 17% 208
  • Detached 16% 201

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 220
  • B 14% 174
  • C 29% 356
  • D 17% 203
  • E 4% 53
  • F 8% 103
  • G 9% 106
  • No label 1% 9

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 120
  • 1945–1969 32% 389
  • 1970–1989 47% 573
  • 1990–2009 4% 54
  • 2010 and later 7% 86
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
2.425
January 1, 2025
Households
1.185
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
27%
Population density
1.623
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 300
  • 15–25 years 8% 190
  • 25–45 years 24% 570
  • 45–65 years 25% 615
  • 65 years and older 31% 750

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 267.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
64%
Rental homes
36%
25% housing association
Single-family homes
81%
19% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
2.840 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.080 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
950 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating, 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
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
756 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.372 passenger cars
Company locations
255
of which 60 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)
54 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
4%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 1.224 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 8% 98
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 70% 862
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 207
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 54
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
91%
municipality 15%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
36%
Of which more than 2 m water
2%
Maximum water depth
2,5 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,7 µg/m³
90% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
57%
municipality 50%

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)
98%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 86%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
87%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
22%
municipality 27%
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
25
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
61
-23% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
52
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 8% 5
  • Autodiefstal 5% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 3
  • Drugshandel 5% 3
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 1

Per year

  1. 752021
  2. 802022
  3. 1022023
  4. 812024
  5. 762025

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
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,2 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 0,0%
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
€ 136.400
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)