Neighbourhood Echt Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Echt · municipality Echt-Susteren · Limburg

  • 1.888 homes
  • 3.380 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 250.000

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 Echt Centrum

Homes
1.888
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.973
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 46% 863
  • Semi-detached house 18% 345
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 306
  • End-terrace house 10% 191
  • Detached 10% 183

Energy label

  • A or better 29% 555
  • B 15% 287
  • C 14% 267
  • D 7% 139
  • E 7% 124
  • F 11% 200
  • G 11% 214
  • No label 5% 102

Building period

  • Built before 1945 21% 389
  • 1945–1969 25% 473
  • 1970–1989 22% 412
  • 1990–2009 25% 466
  • 2010 and later 8% 145
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
3.380
January 1, 2025
Households
1.760
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
49%
Households with children
23%
Population density
3.748
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 345
  • 15–25 years 9% 300
  • 25–45 years 23% 790
  • 45–65 years 24% 815
  • 65 years and older 33% 1.130

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 250.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
48%
Rental homes
51%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
50%
50% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
7%
New build in the year
11
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
2.420 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
760 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
33%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% central heating, 5% block, 3% 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
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.399 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.683 passenger cars
Company locations
495
of which 110 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)
54 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
25%
municipality 19%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 3%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.888 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 27% 518
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 36% 678
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 435
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 239
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 17
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
14%
municipality 11%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
6%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,7 µg/m³
75% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
35%
municipality 55%

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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
75%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 5%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
95%
municipality 87%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
municipality 7%
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
49
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
167
-9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,1
4 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 22
  • Winkeldiefstal 10% 17
  • Vernieling 10% 16
  • Mishandeling 5% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 5
  • Bedreiging 3% 5
  • Drugshandel 3% 5
  • Woninginbraak 2% 4

Per year

  1. 1742021
  2. 2222022
  3. 2412023
  4. 2062024
  5. 1712025

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
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,0 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 32.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 99.700
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)