Neighbourhood Lichtenberg

Neighbourhood in district Schaesberg · municipality Landgraaf · Limburg

  • 873 homes
  • 1.690 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965
  • avg. WOZ € 216.000

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 Lichtenberg

Homes
873
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
880
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 36% 315
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 198
  • End-terrace house 18% 159
  • Semi-detached house 15% 130
  • Detached 8% 71

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 199
  • B 14% 119
  • C 26% 224
  • D 9% 81
  • E 9% 75
  • F 12% 108
  • G 8% 67

Building period

  • Built before 1945 13% 110
  • 1945–1969 52% 450
  • 1970–1989 23% 203
  • 1990–2009 9% 82
  • 2010 and later 3% 27
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.690
January 1, 2025
Households
860
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
43%
Households with children
31%
Population density
4.410
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 235
  • 15–25 years 11% 185
  • 25–45 years 27% 450
  • 45–65 years 28% 475
  • 65 years and older 20% 345

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 216.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
50%
Rental homes
50%
40% housing association
Single-family homes
63%
37% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.620 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
760 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
41%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heat network in development
Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Herzogenrath
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend, expected 2036
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.793 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
798 passenger cars
Company locations
155
of which 30 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)
54 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
37%
municipality 19%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
30%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 873 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 44% 383
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 20% 172
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 82
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 24% 211
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 25

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
9,9 µg/m³
29% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
47%
municipality 47%

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)
96%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 78%
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
15%
municipality 23%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
49
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
83
-11% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,1
1 burglary
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 17% 14
  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 11
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 5
  • Autodiefstal 6% 5
  • Bedreiging 5% 4
  • Mishandeling 5% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 3
  • Drugshandel 4% 3

Per year

  1. 892021
  2. 912022
  3. 1142023
  4. 812024
  5. 972025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,00
−0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,09 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)
+0,2 mm per year
municipality +0,9 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
€ 37.200
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)