Neighbourhood Posterholt

Neighbourhood in district Posterholt · municipality Roerdalen · Limburg

  • 1.717 homes
  • 3.550 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 272.000

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 Posterholt

Homes
1.717
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
145 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.697
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 30% 513
  • Detached 29% 496
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 313
  • End-terrace house 15% 254
  • Apartment 8% 141

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 278
  • B 11% 193
  • C 26% 452
  • D 13% 231
  • E 6% 100
  • F 12% 209
  • G 8% 131
  • No label 7% 123

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 165
  • 1945–1969 36% 619
  • 1970–1989 38% 649
  • 1990–2009 12% 204
  • 2010 and later 5% 79
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
3.550
January 1, 2025
Households
1.670
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
29%
Population density
2.454
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 435
  • 15–25 years 9% 320
  • 25–45 years 21% 740
  • 45–65 years 29% 1.040
  • 65 years and older 29% 1.020

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 272.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rental homes
27%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
4
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
2.880 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.440 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
940 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% 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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
367 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
2.169 passenger cars
Company locations
315
of which 60 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)
49 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
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
2%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 1.717 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 23% 396
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 47% 800
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 17% 299
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 196
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 26

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 3%
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
8,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
62%
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)
99%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
87%
municipality 90%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
97%
municipality 96%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 5%
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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
79
+32% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,6
1 burglary
Municipality
24
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 20% 16
  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 11
  • Bedreiging 5% 4
  • Drugshandel 5% 4
  • Mishandeling 4% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 2
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 802021
  2. 712022
  3. 572023
  4. 862024
  5. 642025

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
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

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 −0,11 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)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −0,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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
€ 31.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 166.500
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13%
share of people (nationally 20%)