Neighbourhood Gronsveld

Neighbourhood in district Gronsveld · municipality Eijsden-Margraten · Limburg

  • 1.033 homes
  • 2.285 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 370.000

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 Gronsveld

Homes
1.033
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
165 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.056
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 32% 334
  • Detached 27% 284
  • End-terrace house 15% 159
  • Semi-detached house 15% 158
  • Apartment 9% 98

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 102
  • B 16% 168
  • C 27% 276
  • D 12% 125
  • E 5% 52
  • F 16% 166
  • G 11% 117
  • No label 3% 27

Building period

  • Built before 1945 17% 176
  • 1945–1969 32% 332
  • 1970–1989 34% 348
  • 1990–2009 12% 126
  • 2010 and later 4% 43
  • Unknown 1% 8

Residents

Residents
2.285
January 1, 2025
Households
1.020
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
31%
Population density
698
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 300
  • 15–25 years 9% 195
  • 25–45 years 21% 475
  • 45–65 years 26% 605
  • 65 years and older 31% 710

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 370.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
79%
Rental homes
21%
4% housing association
Single-family homes
90%
10% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
3.060 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.250 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.110 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 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
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
391 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.246 passenger cars
Company locations
340
of which 80 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)
52 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
29%
municipality 15%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.033 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 13% 131
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 39% 400
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 243
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 174
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 76
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 7
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 5%
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
8,6 µg/m³
11% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
64%
municipality 65%

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)
99%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 63%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
89%
municipality 98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
63%
municipality 29%
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
28
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
65
-23% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,0
1 burglary
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 4
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2
  • Mishandeling 3% 2
  • Vernieling 3% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 2
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1

Per year

  1. 782021
  2. 972022
  3. 792023
  4. 882024
  5. 772025

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
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,09 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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
€ 268.000
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)