Neighbourhood Eys-Overeys

Neighbourhood in district Eys · municipality Gulpen-Wittem · Limburg

  • 654 homes
  • 1.375 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1957
  • avg. WOZ € 343.000

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 Eys-Overeys

Homes
654
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1957
Average living area
161 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
661
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 30% 196
  • Detached 24% 156
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 138
  • End-terrace house 16% 102
  • Apartment 9% 62

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 88
  • B 12% 79
  • C 24% 154
  • D 21% 135
  • E 4% 27
  • F 12% 76
  • G 13% 82
  • No label 2% 13

Building period

  • Built before 1945 18% 117
  • 1945–1969 27% 174
  • 1970–1989 39% 258
  • 1990–2009 9% 58
  • 2010 and later 7% 46
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.375
January 1, 2025
Households
640
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
26%
Households with children
31%
Population density
1.118
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 165
  • 15–25 years 8% 105
  • 25–45 years 19% 265
  • 45–65 years 29% 400
  • 65 years and older 32% 440

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 343.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
79%
Rental homes
21%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.900 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.350 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.080 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
52%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 1% 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
3,7 km
avg. distance
General practice
3,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
210 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
862 passenger cars
Company locations
150
of which 20 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)
48 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
17%
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
1%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 654 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 39% 258
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 28% 183
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 20% 129
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 81
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
11%
municipality 7%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
5%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,0 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
80%
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
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
89%
municipality 85%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 51%
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
57%
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
12
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
16
-16% 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)

  • Bedreiging 19% 3
  • Vernieling 13% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 1
  • Autodiefstal 6% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 1

Per year

  1. 342021
  2. 202022
  3. 212023
  4. 172024
  5. 222025

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
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: 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 +0,11 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)
−0,4 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
€ 278.900
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)