Neighbourhood Margraten

Neighbourhood in district Margraten · municipality Eijsden-Margraten · Limburg

  • 1.603 homes
  • 3.505 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 357.000

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 Margraten

Homes
1.603
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
154 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.571
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 25% 399
  • Detached 21% 341
  • Semi-detached house 20% 323
  • Apartment 18% 296
  • End-terrace house 15% 244

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 387
  • B 11% 172
  • C 20% 315
  • D 17% 278
  • E 4% 59
  • F 12% 192
  • G 7% 116
  • No label 5% 84

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 161
  • 1945–1969 25% 399
  • 1970–1989 31% 490
  • 1990–2009 20% 316
  • 2010 and later 14% 228
  • Unknown 1% 9

Residents

Residents
3.505
January 1, 2025
Households
1.540
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
31%
Population density
488
inhabitants per km²
Area
7,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 500
  • 15–25 years 7% 255
  • 25–45 years 21% 740
  • 45–65 years 25% 890
  • 65 years and older 32% 1.115

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 357.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
76%
Rental homes
24%
12% housing association
Single-family homes
80%
20% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
17
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
3.000 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.390 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
960 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
50%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 1% block, 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
488 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.845 passenger cars
Company locations
460
of which 100 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)
50 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 15%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
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
9%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.603 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 19% 312
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 722
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 16% 262
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 196
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 89
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 22

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 5%
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
7,6 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
55%
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)
98%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
63%
municipality 63%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
19%
municipality 29%
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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
59
+9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
3 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 5% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 3
  • Vernieling 5% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 1
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 772021
  2. 612022
  3. 752023
  4. 572024
  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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,18
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 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)
−0,4 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,2 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 34.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 305.000
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)