Neighbourhood Scharn

Neighbourhood in district Buitenwijk Oost · municipality Maastricht · Limburg

  • 3.489 homes
  • 6.875 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1967
  • avg. WOZ € 345.000

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 Scharn

Homes
3.489
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1967
Average living area
126 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.355
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 47% 1.645
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 952
  • End-terrace house 12% 428
  • Semi-detached house 8% 263
  • Detached 6% 201

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 627
  • B 16% 554
  • C 20% 715
  • D 7% 230
  • E 10% 353
  • F 15% 515
  • G 9% 318
  • No label 5% 177

Building period

  • Built before 1945 22% 763
  • 1945–1969 29% 1.024
  • 1970–1989 23% 804
  • 1990–2009 21% 724
  • 2010 and later 5% 170
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
6.875
January 1, 2025
Households
3.735
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
56%
Households with children
20%
Population density
1.829
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,7 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 800
  • 15–25 years 21% 1.470
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.600
  • 45–65 years 23% 1.585
  • 65 years and older 21% 1.425

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 345.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rental homes
46%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
52%
48% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
9%
New build in the year
55
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
2.550 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
630 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
910 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
29%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
78% central heating, 10% block, 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.656 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
2.465 passenger cars
Company locations
795
of which 130 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)
54 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
44%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
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
22%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 3.489 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 1% 24
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 1.096
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 982
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 773
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 14% 499
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 115

Flooding

Homes that may flood
31%
municipality 36%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
9%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,6 µg/m³
81% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
40%
municipality 45%

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)
97%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
69%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
55%
municipality 25%
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
36
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
250
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
8 burglaries
Municipality
60
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 23% 57
  • Vernieling 10% 24
  • Mishandeling 4% 11
  • Woninginbraak 3% 8
  • Autodiefstal 3% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 6
  • Bedreiging 2% 5
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 4

Per year

  1. 2332021
  2. 2542022
  3. 2492023
  4. 2512024
  5. 2432025

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
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,02 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 −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 38.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 45.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 108.200
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
25%
share of people (nationally 20%)