Neighbourhood De Koumen

Neighbourhood in district De Koumen · municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 11 homes
  • 30 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 226.000

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 De Koumen

Homes
11
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
404 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
118
2025

Home type

  • Detached 82% 9
  • Semi-detached house 18% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 1
  • C 45% 5
  • E 27% 3
  • F 9% 1
  • G 9% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 1
  • 1945–1969 27% 3
  • 1970–1989 64% 7

Residents

Residents
30
January 1, 2025
Households
195
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
21%
Population density
202
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,8 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 5
  • 15–25 years 17% 5
  • 25–45 years 17% 5
  • 45–65 years 17% 5
  • 65 years and older 33% 10

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 226.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
58%
Rental homes
42%
32% housing association
Single-family homes
75%
25% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
7%
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
2.580 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
930 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
860 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
37%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Low urban density
965 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
190 passenger cars
Company locations
230
of which 85 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)
68 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
45%
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
0%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 11 homes

  • 61–65 dB: noisy 36% 4
  • above 70 dB: extreme 64% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
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
11,0 µg/m³
91% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
35%
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)
91%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
45%
municipality 90%
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
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
1.900
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
57
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 12% 7
  • Vernieling 12% 7
  • Drugshandel 11% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 5
  • Bedreiging 5% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 2
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1

Per year

  1. 312021
  2. 632022
  3. 612023
  4. 572024
  5. 562025

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
−0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,04 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)
+1,5 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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
€ 71.400
Net labour participation
59%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)