Neighbourhood Overhoven

Neighbourhood in district Overhoven · municipality Sittard-Geleen · Limburg

  • 1.762 homes
  • 3.380 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 222.000

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 Overhoven

Homes
1.762
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
120 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.753
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 33% 582
  • Apartment 28% 493
  • End-terrace house 19% 333
  • Semi-detached house 12% 219
  • Detached 8% 135

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 236
  • B 14% 250
  • C 27% 471
  • D 17% 304
  • E 9% 154
  • F 10% 182
  • G 9% 154
  • No label 1% 11

Building period

  • Built before 1945 19% 342
  • 1945–1969 25% 446
  • 1970–1989 44% 777
  • 1990–2009 5% 83
  • 2010 and later 6% 110
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
3.380
January 1, 2025
Households
1.730
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
44%
Households with children
29%
Population density
4.146
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 455
  • 15–25 years 11% 355
  • 25–45 years 25% 850
  • 45–65 years 27% 905
  • 65 years and older 24% 815

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 222.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
57%
Rental homes
43%
32% housing association
Single-family homes
72%
28% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.570 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
790 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
860 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
36%
Gas-free
5%
District heating
3%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heat network
3%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 3% block, 2% district heating, 1% 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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.044 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.630 passenger cars
Company locations
300
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)
55 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
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
16%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 1.762 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 68% 1.199
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 277
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 15% 262
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 24

Flooding

Homes that may flood
1%
municipality 15%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
3,1 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,9 µg/m³
89% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
40%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
92%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 86%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
24%
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
31
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
106
+9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
3 burglaries
Municipality
52
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 13
  • Diefstal uit auto 10% 11
  • Drugshandel 8% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 6
  • Mishandeling 6% 6
  • Bedreiging 4% 4
  • Woninginbraak 3% 3
  • Overval 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1382021
  2. 1062022
  3. 1222023
  4. 932024
  5. 1042025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 31.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 77.700
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)