Neighbourhood Koutenveld

Neighbourhood in district Brunssum-Centrum · municipality Brunssum · Limburg

  • 213 homes
  • 285 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1998

Map

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 Koutenveld

Homes
213
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1998
Average living area
100 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
215
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 87% 186
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 11
  • Detached 5% 10
  • End-terrace house 2% 4
  • Semi-detached house 1% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 30% 63
  • B 46% 98
  • C 18% 39
  • D 1% 3
  • E 1% 2
  • F 1% 2
  • G 2% 4
  • No label 1% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 6
  • 1945–1969 3% 6
  • 1970–1989 2% 4
  • 1990–2009 87% 186
  • 2010 and later 5% 11

Residents

Residents
285
January 1, 2025
Households
170
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
44%
Households with children
9%
Population density
3.634
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 5% 15
  • 15–25 years 3% 10
  • 25–45 years 7% 20
  • 45–65 years 17% 50
  • 65 years and older 67% 195

Housing and value

Owner-occupied homes
58%
Rental homes
42%
11% housing association
Single-family homes
13%
87% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
21%
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
2.120 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
190 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
570 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
8%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
82% central heating, 17% 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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.466 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
153 passenger cars
Company locations
25
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)
56 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
27%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 8%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
7%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 213 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 59% 126
  • 56–60 dB: busy 34% 72
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 15

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
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
9,6 µg/m³
21% 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
38%
municipality 48%

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)
98%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
8%
municipality 86%
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
6%
municipality 19%
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
60
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
17
-37% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,7
1 burglary
Municipality
52
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 18% 3
  • Drugshandel 12% 2
  • Woninginbraak 6% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 1
  • Bedreiging 6% 1

Per year

  1. 202021
  2. 242022
  3. 222023
  4. 182024
  5. 282025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,02 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)
+1,1 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 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
€ 225.800
Top 20% incomes
11,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)