Neighbourhood ’t Loon

Neighbourhood in district Heerlen-Centrum · municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 549 homes
  • 730 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 220.000

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 ’t Loon

Homes
549
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
99 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
523
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 97% 531
  • Mid-terrace house 2% 13
  • End-terrace house 0% 2
  • Semi-detached house 0% 2
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 172
  • B 19% 107
  • C 16% 89
  • D 9% 49
  • E 18% 101
  • F 3% 19
  • G 2% 12

Building period

  • Built before 1945 2% 13
  • 1945–1969 64% 349
  • 1970–1989 0% 1
  • 1990–2009 34% 186

Residents

Residents
730
January 1, 2025
Households
520
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
61%
Households with children
9%
Population density
5.390
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 3% 25
  • 15–25 years 7% 55
  • 25–45 years 20% 150
  • 45–65 years 21% 155
  • 65 years and older 48% 355

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 220.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
46%
Rental homes
54%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
4%
96% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.170 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
20 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
60 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
1%
Gas-free
67%
District heating
94%
Mainly electrically heated
0%
Heat network
94%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
7% central heating, 1% block, 91% 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
200 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.550 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
363 passenger cars
Company locations
75
of which 20 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)
59 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
38%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
32%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 549 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 3% 17
  • 56–60 dB: busy 65% 357
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 30% 162
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 13

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
13,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
36%
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)
75%
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
3%
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
4%
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
204
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
149
+21% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 26% 38
  • Diefstal uit auto 13% 19
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 16
  • Vernieling 5% 7
  • Drugshandel 5% 7
  • Mishandeling 1% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1

Per year

  1. 902021
  2. 942022
  3. 1162023
  4. 1122024
  5. 1542025

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
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,05
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,04 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,14 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

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)
+0,4 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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
€ 53.700
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)