Neighbourhood Caumerveld

Neighbourhood in district Caumerveld-Douve Weien · municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 561 homes
  • 1.355 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1973
  • avg. WOZ € 432.000

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 Caumerveld

Homes
561
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1973
Average living area
183 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
577
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 29% 160
  • Semi-detached house 27% 154
  • Detached 26% 144
  • End-terrace house 14% 79
  • Apartment 4% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 64
  • B 36% 200
  • C 14% 81
  • D 21% 117
  • E 3% 18
  • F 5% 27
  • G 9% 53
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 17% 96
  • 1945–1969 21% 117
  • 1970–1989 17% 98
  • 1990–2009 44% 246
  • 2010 and later 1% 4

Residents

Residents
1.355
January 1, 2025
Households
585
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
22%
Households with children
38%
Population density
3.480
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 215
  • 15–25 years 8% 110
  • 25–45 years 19% 255
  • 45–65 years 29% 390
  • 65 years and older 28% 380

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 432.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
95%
Rental homes
5%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
3.390 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.620 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.220 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
60%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heat network in development
Douve Weien
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% central heating, 2% 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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.721 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
721 passenger cars
Company locations
120
of which 10 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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
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
1%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 561 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 71% 396
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 17% 96
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 66
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 3

Flooding

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

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,6 µg/m³
12% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,6 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
63%
municipality 49%

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)
94%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 90%
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
9%
municipality 17%
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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
17
-11% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,3
3 burglaries
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 18% 3
  • Vernieling 18% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 12% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 1

Per year

  1. 352021
  2. 202022
  3. 272023
  4. 212024
  5. 172025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,33
+0,22 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 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)
−0,2 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,6 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
€ 349.400
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
35,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)