Neighbourhood Echt Zuid

Neighbourhood in district Echt · municipality Echt-Susteren · Limburg

  • 393 homes
  • 780 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1991
  • avg. WOZ € 420.000

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 Zuid

Homes
393
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1991
Average living area
186 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
325
2025

Home type

  • Detached 42% 164
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 88
  • Semi-detached house 18% 72
  • End-terrace house 15% 60
  • Apartment 2% 9

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 110
  • B 14% 55
  • C 23% 92
  • D 3% 13
  • E 1% 2
  • F 3% 12
  • G 8% 31
  • No label 20% 78

Building period

  • Built before 1945 11% 45
  • 1945–1969 2% 9
  • 1970–1989 29% 115
  • 1990–2009 16% 62
  • 2010 and later 41% 162

Residents

Residents
780
January 1, 2025
Households
330
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
20%
Households with children
33%
Population density
1.984
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 125
  • 15–25 years 8% 60
  • 25–45 years 19% 150
  • 45–65 years 26% 205
  • 65 years and older 31% 240

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 420.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
93%
Rental homes
7%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
97%
3% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
29%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
12
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
3.570 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
2.160 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.010 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
71%
Gas-free
12%
Mainly electrically heated
19%

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
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.072 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
430 passenger cars
Company locations
75
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)
53 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 19%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
16%
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
1%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 393 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 43% 168
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 96
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 88
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 34
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
13%
municipality 11%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
4%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,5 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,9 µg/m³
41% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
56%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 5%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 87%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
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
14
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
11
+83% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 27% 3
  • Bedreiging 27% 3
  • Vernieling 9% 1

Per year

  1. 162021
  2. 122022
  3. 162023
  4. 62024
  5. 82025

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
4,29
+0,19 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Very 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 +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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

Median household wealth
€ 372.700
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
32,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)