Neighbourhood Eijsden-Breust

Neighbourhood in district Eijsden · municipality Eijsden-Margraten · Limburg

  • 1.988 homes
  • 4.290 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 361.000

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 Eijsden-Breust

Homes
1.988
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
160 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.032
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 30% 592
  • Semi-detached house 19% 380
  • Apartment 18% 364
  • Detached 18% 350
  • End-terrace house 15% 302

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 323
  • B 11% 218
  • C 25% 488
  • D 21% 421
  • E 4% 75
  • F 10% 205
  • G 11% 228
  • No label 2% 30

Building period

  • Built before 1945 18% 357
  • 1945–1969 28% 565
  • 1970–1989 33% 664
  • 1990–2009 12% 232
  • 2010 and later 8% 159
  • Unknown 1% 11

Residents

Residents
4.290
January 1, 2025
Households
1.955
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
30%
Population density
1.250
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,7 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 510
  • 15–25 years 8% 330
  • 25–45 years 19% 820
  • 45–65 years 25% 1.075
  • 65 years and older 36% 1.550

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 361.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
80%
20% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
9
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
2.800 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.200 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
970 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 2% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,5 km
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
953 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.167 passenger cars
Company locations
425
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)
53 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 15%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.988 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 29% 568
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 55% 1.088
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 289
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 42
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
14%
municipality 5%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
3%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
3,5 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
51%
municipality 65%

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)
99%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
82%
municipality 63%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
6%
municipality 8%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
93%
municipality 98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
23%
municipality 29%
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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
82
-13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
3 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 7
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 6
  • Vernieling 7% 6
  • Woninginbraak 4% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 3
  • Mishandeling 4% 3
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 3
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 972021
  2. 1002022
  3. 882023
  4. 1052024
  5. 802025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 good

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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 271.800
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)