Neighbourhood Obbicht

Neighbourhood in district Obbicht en Papenhoven · municipality Sittard-Geleen · Limburg

  • 843 homes
  • 1.830 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965
  • avg. WOZ € 294.000

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 Obbicht

Homes
843
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
157 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
843
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 33% 274
  • Detached 31% 264
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 131
  • End-terrace house 12% 102
  • Apartment 9% 72

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 116
  • B 11% 89
  • C 28% 239
  • D 15% 125
  • E 6% 53
  • F 12% 101
  • G 13% 107
  • No label 2% 13

Building period

  • Built before 1945 18% 151
  • 1945–1969 23% 193
  • 1970–1989 46% 391
  • 1990–2009 10% 85
  • 2010 and later 2% 21
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
1.830
January 1, 2025
Households
845
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
31%
Population density
872
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 210
  • 15–25 years 10% 185
  • 25–45 years 20% 375
  • 45–65 years 28% 515
  • 65 years and older 30% 545

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 294.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
28%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
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
3.160 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.530 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.030 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
62%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 4% 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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,7 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,6 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
339 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.111 passenger cars
Company locations
170
of which 25 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 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
13%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 843 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 37% 314
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 38% 318
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 14% 116
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 84
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 11

Flooding

Homes that may flood
93%
municipality 15%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
60%
Of which more than 2 m water
6%
Maximum water depth
2,3 m
average 0,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 50%

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)
99%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 86%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
78%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
20%
municipality 27%
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
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
49
+32% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,4
2 burglaries
Municipality
52
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 16% 8
  • Mishandeling 10% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 4
  • Vernieling 8% 4
  • Woninginbraak 4% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 1

Per year

  1. 312021
  2. 302022
  3. 432023
  4. 362024
  5. 372025

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
4,15
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,12 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than sufficient

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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 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
1,0%
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
€ 179.800
Net labour participation
62%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17%
share of people (nationally 20%)