Neighbourhood Ottersum

Neighbourhood in district Ottersum · municipality Gennep · Limburg

  • 647 homes
  • 1.525 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1977
  • avg. WOZ € 328.000

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 Ottersum

Homes
647
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1977
Average living area
141 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
653
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 27% 173
  • Detached 24% 154
  • Semi-detached house 21% 139
  • End-terrace house 19% 123
  • Apartment 9% 58

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 83
  • B 30% 192
  • C 32% 206
  • D 8% 50
  • E 3% 19
  • F 6% 36
  • G 4% 24
  • No label 6% 37

Building period

  • Built before 1945 5% 33
  • 1945–1969 23% 149
  • 1970–1989 46% 297
  • 1990–2009 26% 167
  • 2010 and later 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.525
January 1, 2025
Households
655
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
35%
Population density
2.862
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 225
  • 15–25 years 11% 160
  • 25–45 years 23% 350
  • 45–65 years 28% 425
  • 65 years and older 23% 355

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 328.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rental homes
33%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.730 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.330 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
980 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
60%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 4% block
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
1,7 km
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
678 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
888 passenger cars
Company locations
155
of which 20 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
21%
municipality 17%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
13%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 647 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 34% 222
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 26% 166
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 134
  • 56–60 dB: busy 8% 53
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 66
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 78%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
82%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
average 0,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,2 µg/m³
26% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,9 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
68%
municipality 62%

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)
98%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
91%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
81%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
98%
municipality 98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 2%
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
11
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
16
-54% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
29
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 25% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 1

Per year

  1. 432021
  2. 352022
  3. 252023
  4. 232024
  5. 362025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−1,3 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 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 0,1%
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
€ 210.600
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)