Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Brunssum-Centrum · municipality Brunssum · Limburg

  • 500 homes
  • 645 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1983
  • avg. WOZ € 197.000

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 Centrum

Homes
500
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1983
Average living area
90 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
502
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 88% 442
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 41
  • End-terrace house 1% 6
  • Detached 1% 6
  • Semi-detached house 1% 5

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 132
  • B 24% 118
  • C 23% 116
  • D 6% 28
  • E 10% 52
  • F 3% 17
  • G 7% 36
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 46
  • 1945–1969 18% 91
  • 1970–1989 37% 186
  • 1990–2009 12% 62
  • 2010 and later 23% 115

Residents

Residents
645
January 1, 2025
Households
450
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
66%
Households with children
7%
Population density
6.026
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 5% 30
  • 15–25 years 4% 25
  • 25–45 years 18% 115
  • 45–65 years 19% 125
  • 65 years and older 55% 355

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 197.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
41%
Rental homes
59%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
7%
93% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
16%
Unoccupied properties
14%
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
1.830 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
50 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
630 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
8%
District heating
8%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
77% central heating, 12% block, 6% district 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.340 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
303 passenger cars
Company locations
105
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)
55 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
36%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 8%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 500 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 48% 239
  • 56–60 dB: busy 52% 259
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
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
9,4 µg/m³
10% 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
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
43%
municipality 48%

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)
100%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
77%
municipality 86%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
15%
municipality 19%
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
143
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
92
-3% 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)

  • Winkeldiefstal 40% 37
  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 13
  • Vernieling 5% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 2
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 2
  • Drugshandel 2% 2

Per year

  1. 722021
  2. 1002022
  3. 782023
  4. 912024
  5. 742025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,06
−0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,05
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,07 weak

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)
+2,2 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+1,1 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
€ 25.800
Net labour participation
46%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
6,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)