Neighbourhood Grasbroek

Neighbourhood in district Schandelen - Grasbroek · municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 678 homes
  • 1.290 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1967
  • avg. WOZ € 188.000

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 Grasbroek

Homes
678
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1967
Average living area
118 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
683
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 45% 304
  • Apartment 27% 185
  • End-terrace house 21% 142
  • Semi-detached house 6% 39
  • Detached 1% 8

Energy label

  • A or better 12% 80
  • B 2% 15
  • C 37% 254
  • D 6% 39
  • E 15% 104
  • F 22% 148
  • G 5% 36
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 80
  • 1945–1969 57% 388
  • 1970–1989 19% 127
  • 1990–2009 3% 22
  • 2010 and later 9% 60
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.290
January 1, 2025
Households
645
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
43%
Households with children
28%
Population density
4.421
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 160
  • 15–25 years 9% 120
  • 25–45 years 26% 340
  • 45–65 years 29% 370
  • 65 years and older 23% 295

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 188.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
52%
Rental homes
48%
38% housing association
Single-family homes
72%
28% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.430 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
630 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
29%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
72% central heating, 24% block
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.024 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
648 passenger cars
Company locations
85
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)
53 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
27%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 678 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 280
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 220
  • 56–60 dB: busy 26% 178

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
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
10,3 µg/m³
46% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
48%
municipality 49%

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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 90%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
55%
municipality 17%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
90
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
116
+8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
1 burglary
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 21% 24
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 10
  • Mishandeling 6% 7
  • Vernieling 5% 6
  • Bedreiging 3% 4
  • Drugshandel 3% 4
  • Autodiefstal 3% 3
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1012021
  2. 1222022
  3. 892023
  4. 1152024
  5. 1032025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,06
−0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

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)
+1,0 mm per year
municipality +1,4 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
€ 46.700
Net labour participation
62%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12%
share of people (nationally 20%)