Neighbourhood Herkenbosch

Neighbourhood in district Herkenbosch · municipality Roerdalen · Limburg

  • 1.823 homes
  • 3.905 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 312.000

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 Herkenbosch

Homes
1.823
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
151 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.865
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 34% 615
  • Detached 28% 507
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 311
  • End-terrace house 12% 222
  • Apartment 9% 168

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 340
  • B 18% 335
  • C 25% 459
  • D 17% 316
  • E 3% 52
  • F 8% 141
  • G 5% 97
  • No label 5% 83

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 119
  • 1945–1969 29% 524
  • 1970–1989 38% 691
  • 1990–2009 20% 369
  • 2010 and later 7% 119
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
3.905
January 1, 2025
Households
1.790
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
31%
Population density
2.623
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 500
  • 15–25 years 8% 310
  • 25–45 years 21% 820
  • 45–65 years 28% 1.100
  • 65 years and older 30% 1.175

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 312.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
71%
Rental homes
29%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
1
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
2.950 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.260 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
940 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
57%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
92% central heating, 3% 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Low urban density
540 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.144 passenger cars
Company locations
365
of which 50 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 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
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
1%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 1.823 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 28% 508
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 45% 829
  • 56–60 dB: busy 24% 435
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 44
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
2%
municipality 3%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,3 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
57%
municipality 62%

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)
94%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 16%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
96%
municipality 96%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 5%
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
15
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
58
-46% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,6
3 burglaries
Municipality
24
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Drugshandel 14% 8
  • Winkeldiefstal 10% 6
  • Woninginbraak 5% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 3
  • Vernieling 5% 3
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 682021
  2. 592022
  3. 662023
  4. 682024
  5. 1072025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,15
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than sufficient

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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −0,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

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

Avg. income per resident
€ 33.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 194.500
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)