Neighbourhood Meezenbroek

Neighbourhood in district Meezenbroek-Schaesbergerveld · municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 1.524 homes
  • 2.920 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1961
  • avg. WOZ € 155.000

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 Meezenbroek

Homes
1.524
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1961
Average living area
95 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.520
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 41% 626
  • Apartment 29% 446
  • End-terrace house 24% 367
  • Semi-detached house 5% 76
  • Detached 1% 9

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 194
  • B 18% 270
  • C 30% 450
  • D 16% 238
  • E 14% 220
  • F 7% 103
  • G 3% 49

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 392
  • 1945–1969 39% 600
  • 1970–1989 19% 293
  • 1990–2009 14% 208
  • 2010 and later 2% 31

Residents

Residents
2.920
January 1, 2025
Households
1.505
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
47%
Households with children
32%
Population density
5.114
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 545
  • 15–25 years 11% 310
  • 25–45 years 25% 725
  • 45–65 years 27% 800
  • 65 years and older 18% 540

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 155.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
25%
Rental homes
75%
71% housing association
Single-family homes
71%
29% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
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
2.220 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
300 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
16%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% 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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.705 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
1.204 passenger cars
Company locations
150
of which 35 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)
48 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 23%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 1.524 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 15% 226
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 66% 1.009
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 17% 256
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 33

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,5 µg/m³
12% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
51%
municipality 49%

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 89%
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 90%
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
22%
municipality 17%
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
51
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
150
-24% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,6
10 burglaries
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 23
  • Bedreiging 9% 14
  • Woninginbraak 7% 10
  • Mishandeling 6% 9
  • Drugshandel 6% 9
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 7
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 5

Per year

  1. 1162021
  2. 1562022
  3. 1482023
  4. 1642024
  5. 1802025

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
3,95
−0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,14 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)
+1,3 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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
€ 22.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 4.500
Net labour participation
51%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
9%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
5,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)