Neighbourhood Uterweg

Neighbourhood in district Vrieheide - De Stack · municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 729 homes
  • 1.550 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1967
  • avg. WOZ € 180.000

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 Uterweg

Homes
729
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1967
Average living area
131 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
826
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 47% 343
  • End-terrace house 23% 168
  • Apartment 12% 91
  • Semi-detached house 10% 74
  • Detached 7% 53

Energy label

  • A or better 8% 57
  • B 11% 79
  • C 21% 154
  • D 15% 112
  • E 24% 175
  • F 14% 102
  • G 7% 48
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 72
  • 1945–1969 46% 336
  • 1970–1989 31% 224
  • 1990–2009 12% 87
  • 2010 and later 1% 7
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
1.550
January 1, 2025
Households
740
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
32%
Population density
2.849
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 210
  • 15–25 years 9% 145
  • 25–45 years 27% 415
  • 45–65 years 32% 500
  • 65 years and older 18% 280

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 180.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
62%
Rental homes
37%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
78%
22% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
16%
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
2.900 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
710 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
970 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
33%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
87% central heating, 11% block
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.485 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
736 passenger cars
Company locations
160
of which 30 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)
51 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
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
9%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 729 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 64% 469
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 15% 109
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 92
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 56
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 3

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
8,6 µg/m³
6% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
57%
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
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
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
15%
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
58
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
90
-2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,1
3 burglaries
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 7
  • Drugshandel 7% 6
  • Vernieling 6% 5
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 4
  • Bedreiging 4% 4
  • Woninginbraak 3% 3
  • Autodiefstal 3% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1082021
  2. 892022
  3. 1222023
  4. 882024
  5. 922025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,85
−0,25 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,17 more than insufficient

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)
+3,5 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,6 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
€ 66.100
Net labour participation
63%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
7,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)