Neighbourhood Limmen Oost

Neighbourhood in district Limmen · municipality Castricum · Noord-Holland

  • 987 homes
  • 2.150 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • avg. WOZ € 505.000

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 Limmen Oost

Homes
987
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
141 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
987
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 25% 248
  • Detached 23% 228
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 207
  • Semi-detached house 17% 169
  • End-terrace house 14% 135

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 205
  • B 12% 120
  • C 20% 200
  • D 21% 206
  • E 3% 34
  • F 5% 45
  • G 4% 44
  • No label 13% 133

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 68
  • 1945–1969 31% 303
  • 1970–1989 28% 278
  • 1990–2009 28% 277
  • 2010 and later 6% 61

Residents

Residents
2.150
January 1, 2025
Households
950
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
30%
Population density
372
inhabitants per km²
Area
5,9 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 265
  • 15–25 years 10% 215
  • 25–45 years 17% 370
  • 45–65 years 25% 535
  • 65 years and older 36% 765

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 505.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rental homes
27%
13% housing association
Single-family homes
75%
25% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
4
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
2.710 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.150 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.000 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
87% central heating, 8% block, 3% 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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
761 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.130 passenger cars
Company locations
325
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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
3%
municipality 12%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 987 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 2% 18
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 91% 898
  • 56–60 dB: busy 3% 29
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 33
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 9

Flooding

Homes that may flood
6%
municipality 61%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,5 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
82% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
70%
municipality 64%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 92%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
96%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
48%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
40
-26% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,1
6 burglaries
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 15% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 10% 4
  • Vernieling 8% 3
  • Mishandeling 5% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 1

Per year

  1. 342021
  2. 482022
  3. 372023
  4. 442024
  5. 592025

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
4,26
+0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,25

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 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

Expected decrease until 2050
2 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
19,6%
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

Median household wealth
€ 444.400
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)