Neighbourhood Broeksittard

Neighbourhood in district Overhoven · municipality Sittard-Geleen · Limburg

  • 632 homes
  • 1.370 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1951
  • avg. WOZ € 239.000

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 Broeksittard

Homes
632
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1951
Average living area
133 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
638
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 39% 244
  • End-terrace house 27% 169
  • Semi-detached house 18% 115
  • Detached 9% 57
  • Apartment 7% 47

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 138
  • B 9% 55
  • C 17% 105
  • D 13% 79
  • E 10% 63
  • F 15% 95
  • G 15% 93
  • No label 1% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 20% 125
  • 1945–1969 44% 281
  • 1970–1989 13% 82
  • 1990–2009 11% 69
  • 2010 and later 12% 75

Residents

Residents
1.370
January 1, 2025
Households
630
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
37%
Population density
3.683
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 220
  • 15–25 years 10% 135
  • 25–45 years 23% 320
  • 45–65 years 28% 380
  • 65 years and older 23% 315

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 239.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rental homes
47%
36% housing association
Single-family homes
92%
8% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.820 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.070 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
52%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 1% 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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.527 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
707 passenger cars
Company locations
120
of which 20 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)
47 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
0%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 632 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 36% 227
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 55% 346
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 9% 59

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 15%
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
9,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
48%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 86%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
98%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
32%
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
34
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
47
+24% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,2
2 burglaries
Municipality
52
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 17% 8
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 3
  • Bedreiging 6% 3
  • Mishandeling 6% 3
  • Drugshandel 6% 3
  • Woninginbraak 4% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 2
  • Autodiefstal 4% 2

Per year

  1. 482021
  2. 432022
  3. 722023
  4. 492024
  5. 542025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,95
−0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Weak
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 −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,10 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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 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
€ 57.700
Net labour participation
59%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)