Neighbourhood Lemmender

Neighbourhood in district Brunssum-Noord · municipality Brunssum · Limburg

  • 779 homes
  • 1.055 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1973
  • avg. WOZ € 132.000

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 Lemmender

Homes
779
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1973
Average living area
81 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
781
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 93% 725
  • Mid-terrace house 7% 54

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 119
  • B 10% 79
  • C 33% 257
  • D 9% 70
  • E 26% 204
  • F 5% 42
  • G 1% 8

Building period

  • 1945–1969 72% 561
  • 1970–1989 18% 138
  • 1990–2009 6% 48
  • 2010 and later 4% 32

Residents

Residents
1.055
January 1, 2025
Households
740
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
70%
Households with children
10%
Population density
7.528
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 60
  • 15–25 years 5% 55
  • 25–45 years 19% 200
  • 45–65 years 30% 320
  • 65 years and older 40% 420

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 132.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
29%
Rental homes
71%
60% housing association
Single-family homes
7%
93% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
2.310 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
60 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
490 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
19%
Heat network in development
Brunssum-Noord
Realisatiefase, indiv. all-e warmtepomp, hybride warmtepomp
Natural gas-free pilot
Brunssum-Noord
aardgasvrij, uitvoeringsfase
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
19% central heating, 71% block, 8% district 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.684 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
466 passenger cars
Company locations
50
of which 10 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)
57 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
55%
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
0%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 779 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 16% 123
  • 56–60 dB: busy 84% 656

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
10,6 µg/m³
75% 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
Dark
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
62%
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
42 °C
severe heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
39%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
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
0%
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
63
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
66
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,3
1 burglary
Municipality
52
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 11% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 5
  • Autodiefstal 6% 4
  • Mishandeling 6% 4
  • Vernieling 6% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2

Per year

  1. 752021
  2. 822022
  3. 792023
  4. 752024
  5. 542025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,82
−0,28 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,06
measurement 2022: Insufficient
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 −0,06 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,08 insufficient

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)
+1,8 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,5 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
€ 9.600
Net labour participation
42%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
9%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
4%
share of people (nationally 20%)