Neighbourhood Spekholzerheide

Neighbourhood in the district of Kerkrade-West · municipality Kerkrade · Limburg

  • 1.837 homes
  • 3.215 residents
  • avg. year built 1964
  • avg. WOZ value € 200.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. View on the map of homes

Homes in Spekholzerheide

Homes
1.837
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1964
Average living area
129 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.825
2025

Home type

  • Flat 42% 773
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 493
  • End-of-terrace house 13% 242
  • Semi-detached house 10% 187
  • Detached house 8% 142

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 330
  • B 11% 206
  • C 27% 501
  • D 9% 168
  • E 7% 132
  • F 10% 179
  • G 14% 264
  • No label 3% 57

Construction period

  • Before 1945 33% 607
  • 1945–1969 6% 114
  • 1970–1989 41% 747
  • 1990–2009 9% 170
  • 2010 onwards 11% 194
  • Unknown 0% 5

Residents

Residents
3.215
1 January 2025
Households
1.775
avg. 1,8 people
Single-person households
47%
Households with children
21%
Population density
1.688
residents per km²
Floor area
1,9 km²

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 11% 340
  • 15–25 years 7% 235
  • 25–45 years 23% 745
  • 45–65 years 28% 915
  • 65 years and over 31% 985

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 200.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
51%
Rented homes
48%
30% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
56%
44% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied homes
6%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.570 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
750 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
35%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heat network under development
industrieterrein Dentgenbach, Kerkrade-West, Kerkrade-Centru
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% individual central heating, 8% communal heating, 1% district heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
500 m
avg. distance
GP practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.569 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.653 passenger cars
Business premises
620
of which 175 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
60 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
27%
municipality 22%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
19%
municipality 10%

Noise levels at the 1.837 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderate 2% 32
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 64% 1.171
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 20% 374
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 12% 218
  • above 70 dB: extremely noisy 2% 42

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
0%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
10,1 µg/m³
31% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
7,5 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
40%
municipality 46%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
98%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
84%
municipality 87%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
100%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
29%
municipality 24%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
107
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
345
-11% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,5
1 burglary
Municipality
46
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 51
  • Winkeldiefstal 14% 48
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 30
  • Mishandeling 5% 17
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 10
  • Bedreiging 2% 7
  • Drugshandel 1% 4
  • Autodiefstal 1% 3

By year

  1. 3812021
  2. 4342022
  3. 4072023
  4. 4052024
  5. 3372025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,00
−0,11 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,00
2022 assessment: Adequate
Municipality
Adequate
score 3,99

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves −0,01 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
+1,4 mm per year
municipality +1,5 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
+0,2 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 30.000
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 34.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 43.600
Employment rate
60%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
16%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
10,7%
share of people (20% nationally)