Neighbourhood Thorn

Neighbourhood in district Thorn · municipality Maasgouw · Limburg

  • 1.211 homes
  • 2.385 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1949
  • avg. WOZ € 318.000

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 Thorn

Homes
1.211
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1949
Average living area
152 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.218
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 26% 315
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 264
  • Detached 20% 244
  • End-terrace house 17% 206
  • Apartment 15% 182

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 115
  • B 9% 113
  • C 20% 248
  • D 15% 181
  • E 5% 56
  • F 15% 178
  • G 12% 150
  • No label 14% 170

Building period

  • Built before 1945 21% 258
  • 1945–1969 25% 303
  • 1970–1989 31% 370
  • 1990–2009 17% 204
  • 2010 and later 6% 76

Residents

Residents
2.385
January 1, 2025
Households
1.090
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
30%
Population density
1.338
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,8 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 290
  • 15–25 years 9% 210
  • 25–45 years 20% 470
  • 45–65 years 28% 660
  • 65 years and older 32% 755

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 318.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
68%
Rental homes
32%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
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
2.890 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.280 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.040 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
46%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 8% 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
406 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.290 passenger cars
Company locations
310
of which 65 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)
46 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 16%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 1.211 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 47% 564
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 435
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 13% 153
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 54
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
19%
municipality 27%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
14%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 58%

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)
98%
municipality 99%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
78%
municipality 72%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
93%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
91%
municipality 95%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 8%
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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
45
-37% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,1
5 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 16% 7
  • Woninginbraak 11% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 3
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Bedreiging 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1
  • Drugshandel 2% 1

Per year

  1. 722021
  2. 672022
  3. 632023
  4. 842024
  5. 562025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,20
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 good

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)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,6%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,6%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

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
€ 227.900
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)