Neighbourhood De Struiken

Neighbourhood in district Brunssum-Zuid · municipality Brunssum · Limburg

  • 573 homes
  • 1.185 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 225.000

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 Struiken

Homes
573
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
574
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 45% 255
  • End-terrace house 29% 168
  • Semi-detached house 19% 108
  • Apartment 4% 23
  • Detached 3% 19

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 86
  • B 7% 39
  • C 11% 65
  • D 15% 88
  • E 11% 64
  • F 25% 145
  • G 13% 75
  • No label 2% 11

Building period

  • Built before 1945 25% 141
  • 1945–1969 46% 266
  • 1970–1989 9% 52
  • 1990–2009 17% 100
  • 2010 and later 2% 14

Residents

Residents
1.185
January 1, 2025
Households
550
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
35%
Population density
1.995
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 155
  • 15–25 years 9% 105
  • 25–45 years 23% 270
  • 45–65 years 34% 395
  • 65 years and older 21% 250

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 225.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
25%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
7%
New build in the year
8
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
2.940 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
750 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
35%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% central heating
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
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.143 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
637 passenger cars
Company locations
85
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)
52 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
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
12%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 573 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 56% 320
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 26% 151
  • 56–60 dB: busy 8% 43
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 59

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
8,8 µg/m³
10% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
49%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
72%
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
37%
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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
25
-60% 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 16% 4
  • Autodiefstal 12% 3
  • Drugshandel 12% 3

Per year

  1. 422021
  2. 182022
  3. 322023
  4. 542024
  5. 482025

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
4,16
+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 +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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)
+2,7 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
€ 113.600
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13%
share of people (nationally 20%)