Neighbourhood Epen

Neighbourhood in district Epen · municipality Gulpen-Wittem · Limburg

  • 346 homes
  • 690 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1963
  • avg. WOZ € 346.000

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 Epen

Homes
346
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1963
Average living area
159 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
354
2025

Home type

  • Detached 33% 114
  • Semi-detached house 23% 79
  • Apartment 16% 57
  • End-terrace house 14% 49
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 47

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 61
  • B 16% 55
  • C 20% 68
  • D 15% 51
  • E 4% 13
  • F 15% 53
  • G 12% 41
  • No label 1% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 20% 70
  • 1945–1969 32% 110
  • 1970–1989 31% 108
  • 1990–2009 16% 56
  • 2010 and later 1% 2

Residents

Residents
690
January 1, 2025
Households
330
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
27%
Population density
1.037
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,7 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 75
  • 15–25 years 7% 50
  • 25–45 years 20% 135
  • 45–65 years 29% 200
  • 65 years and older 33% 225

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 346.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
27%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
82%
18% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
8%
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
3.000 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.230 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.070 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
44%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 1% block, 2% 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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
2,7 km
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
139 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
387 passenger cars
Company locations
90
of which 30 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)
47 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
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
0%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 346 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 48% 167
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 22% 76
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 96
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 7

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
6,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
81%
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)
98%
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
87%
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
18%
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
9
-50% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 22% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 22% 2

Per year

  1. 82021
  2. 102022
  3. 172023
  4. 172024
  5. 162025

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
4,22
+0,12 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 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)
−0,5 mm per year
municipality −0,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,4 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
€ 285.100
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)