Neighbourhood Schandelen

Neighbourhood in district Schandelen - Grasbroek · municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 1.021 homes
  • 1.620 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 160.000

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 Schandelen

Homes
1.021
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
97 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
965
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 57% 587
  • Mid-terrace house 24% 248
  • End-terrace house 14% 140
  • Semi-detached house 3% 29
  • Detached 2% 17

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 93
  • B 10% 101
  • C 32% 330
  • D 9% 93
  • E 13% 134
  • F 12% 118
  • G 11% 109
  • No label 4% 43

Building period

  • Built before 1945 24% 249
  • 1945–1969 20% 201
  • 1970–1989 47% 483
  • 1990–2009 2% 22
  • 2010 and later 6% 65
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.620
January 1, 2025
Households
970
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
62%
Households with children
17%
Population density
6.053
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 150
  • 15–25 years 12% 195
  • 25–45 years 26% 420
  • 45–65 years 27% 445
  • 65 years and older 26% 415

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 160.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
33%
Rental homes
66%
47% housing association
Single-family homes
42%
58% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
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
2.100 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
500 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
28%
Gas-free
5%
District heating
9%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heat network
9%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
84% central heating, 11% block, 3% district 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.999 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
656 passenger cars
Company locations
110
of which 15 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)
52 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
2%
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
2%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 1.021 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 415
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 47% 481
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 97
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 28

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
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,6 µg/m³
96% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
35%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
81%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °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
9%
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
41
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
67
-42% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,0
2 burglaries
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 9
  • Mishandeling 9% 6
  • Bedreiging 7% 5
  • Drugshandel 7% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 3
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 2

Per year

  1. 822021
  2. 972022
  3. 862023
  4. 1052024
  5. 1002025

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
4,06
−0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,12 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,11 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)
+0,3 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,6 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

Median household wealth
€ 9.900
Net labour participation
56%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
6,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)