Neighbourhood Huls

Neighbourhood in district Simpelveld · municipality Simpelveld · Limburg

  • 159 homes
  • 310 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1937
  • avg. WOZ € 292.000

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 Huls

Homes
159
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1937
Average living area
179 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
157
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 28% 44
  • Detached 24% 38
  • Mid-terrace house 20% 32
  • End-terrace house 20% 32
  • Apartment 8% 13

Energy label

  • A or better 6% 9
  • B 6% 9
  • C 14% 23
  • D 16% 26
  • E 5% 8
  • F 18% 28
  • G 26% 42
  • No label 9% 14

Building period

  • Built before 1945 47% 75
  • 1945–1969 25% 40
  • 1970–1989 21% 33
  • 1990–2009 4% 7
  • Unknown 3% 4

Residents

Residents
310
January 1, 2025
Households
150
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
33%
Population density
724
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 40
  • 15–25 years 8% 25
  • 25–45 years 21% 65
  • 45–65 years 31% 95
  • 65 years and older 27% 85

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 292.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
83%
Rental homes
17%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
96%
4% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
7%
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
1.250 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.200 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating
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
1,7 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,6 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,5 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
285 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
175 passenger cars
Company locations
35
of which 5 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)
51 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
15%
municipality 17%
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%
municipality 10%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 159 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 54% 86
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 51
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 20
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 2%
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
8,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
85%
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)
96%
municipality 99%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
37%
municipality 71%
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
3%
municipality 36%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 11%

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
23
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
7
-13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,3
1 burglary
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 14% 1

Per year

  1. 112021
  2. 42022
  3. 102023
  4. 82024
  5. 82025

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
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,09 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,08 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −0,2 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
€ 202.100
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17%
share of people (nationally 20%)