Neighbourhood Elkenrade

Neighbourhood in district Wijlre · municipality Gulpen-Wittem · Limburg

  • 43 homes
  • 75 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1917
  • avg. WOZ € 350.000

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 Elkenrade

Homes
43
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1917
Average living area
187 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
42
2025

Home type

  • Detached 35% 15
  • End-terrace house 21% 9
  • Semi-detached house 19% 8
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 7
  • Apartment 9% 4

Energy label

  • A or better 2% 1
  • B 5% 2
  • C 14% 6
  • D 12% 5
  • E 5% 2
  • F 9% 4
  • G 42% 18
  • No label 12% 5

Building period

  • Built before 1945 58% 25
  • 1945–1969 9% 4
  • 1970–1989 21% 9
  • 1990–2009 9% 4
  • 2010 and later 2% 1

Residents

Residents
75
January 1, 2025
Households
40
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
13%
Population density
275
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 7% 5
  • 15–25 years 7% 5
  • 25–45 years 14% 10
  • 45–65 years 29% 20
  • 65 years and older 43% 30

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 350.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
81%
Rental homes
19%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
10%
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
3.150 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.220 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.330 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% 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
2,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
2,6 km
avg. distance
Daycare
2,6 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
23 addresses per km²
Company locations
20

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
55 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
58%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
21%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 43 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 5% 2
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 21% 9
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 9
  • 56–60 dB: busy 42% 18
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 12% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 7%
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
6,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
94%
municipality 79%

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)
95%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 85%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 99%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
21%
municipality 45%
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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1
-50% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
23,3
1 burglary
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 100% 1

Per year

  1. 22021
  2. 32022
  3. 12023
  4. 12024
  5. 22025

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.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,4 mm per year
municipality −0,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 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.