Neighbourhood Simpelveld

Neighbourhood in district Simpelveld · municipality Simpelveld · Limburg

  • 1.321 homes
  • 2.255 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 203.000

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 Simpelveld

Homes
1.321
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
130 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.288
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 51% 674
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 235
  • Semi-detached house 13% 167
  • End-terrace house 10% 137
  • Detached 8% 108

Energy label

  • A or better 12% 157
  • B 7% 91
  • C 21% 284
  • D 16% 215
  • E 7% 88
  • F 10% 135
  • G 11% 149
  • No label 15% 202

Building period

  • Built before 1945 28% 371
  • 1945–1969 24% 314
  • 1970–1989 22% 289
  • 1990–2009 11% 140
  • 2010 and later 15% 199
  • Unknown 1% 8

Residents

Residents
2.255
January 1, 2025
Households
1.220
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
48%
Households with children
20%
Population density
1.569
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 255
  • 15–25 years 8% 185
  • 25–45 years 20% 445
  • 45–65 years 24% 545
  • 65 years and older 37% 825

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 203.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
41%
Rental homes
59%
46% housing association
Single-family homes
46%
54% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
7%
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
2.540 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
650 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
930 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
25%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
77% central heating, 17% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Low urban density
760 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.227 passenger cars
Company locations
275
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)
52 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
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%
municipality 10%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
11%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.321 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 26
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 42% 556
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 448
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 164
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 104
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 23

Flooding

Homes that may flood
7%
municipality 2%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
5%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,4 µg/m³
3% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
61%
municipality 65%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 99%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
20%
municipality 14%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
41%
municipality 36%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 11%

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
34
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
77
-11% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,0
4 burglaries
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 11
  • Bedreiging 9% 7
  • Woninginbraak 5% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Mishandeling 3% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 962021
  2. 922022
  3. 992023
  4. 802024
  5. 972025

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
4,18
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,07 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 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)
+0,2 mm per year
municipality −0,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,2 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
€ 52.500
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)