Neighbourhood Erenstein

Neighbourhood in the district of Kerkrade-Oost · municipality Kerkrade · Limburg

  • 940 homes
  • 1.645 residents
  • avg. year built 1965
  • avg. WOZ value € 175.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Erenstein

Homes
940
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1965
Average living area
120 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
940
2025

Home type

  • Flat 40% 375
  • Mid-terrace house 29% 268
  • End-of-terrace house 17% 159
  • Semi-detached house 8% 74
  • Detached house 7% 64

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 129
  • B 15% 138
  • C 25% 235
  • D 11% 108
  • E 15% 145
  • F 12% 111
  • G 7% 68
  • No label 1% 6

Construction period

  • Before 1945 12% 112
  • 1945–1969 53% 498
  • 1970–1989 23% 212
  • 1990–2009 9% 81
  • 2010 onwards 4% 37

Residents

Residents
1.645
1 January 2025
Households
870
avg. 1,8 people
Single-person households
50%
Households with children
26%
Population density
4.411
residents per km²
Floor area
0,4 km²

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 12% 205
  • 15–25 years 9% 150
  • 25–45 years 23% 385
  • 45–65 years 30% 500
  • 65 years and over 25% 405

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 175.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
39%
Rented homes
61%
42% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
59%
41% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied homes
5%
New homes built during the year
5
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.510 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
590 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
29%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heat network under development
Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Herzogenrath
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend, expected 2036
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
81% individual central heating, 14% communal heating, 3% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
800 m
avg. distance
GP practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.925 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
791 passenger cars
Business premises
110
of which 20 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
52 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
14%
municipality 22%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
4%
municipality 1%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
10%
municipality 10%

Noise levels at the 940 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 51% 478
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 33% 307
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 69
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 86

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
9,2 µg/m³
4% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
7,3 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
49%
municipality 46%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
99%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 87%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
100%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
18%
municipality 24%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
28
-49% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,1
1 burglary
Municipality
46
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 32% 9
  • Woninginbraak 4% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 1
  • Bedreiging 4% 1
  • Mishandeling 4% 1
  • Drugshandel 4% 1

By year

  1. 642021
  2. 562022
  3. 722023
  4. 712024
  5. 492025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Weak Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Weak
category 4 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
3,92
−0,19 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Weak
Municipality
Adequate
score 3,99

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,00 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,00 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,03 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,14 poor

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
+1,1 mm per year
municipality +1,5 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 14.500
Employment rate
56%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
14%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
8%
share of people (20% nationally)