Neighbourhood Valkenburg

Neighbourhood in district Valkenburg · municipality Valkenburg aan de Geul · Limburg

  • 2.186 homes
  • 3.510 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1961
  • avg. WOZ € 286.000

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 Valkenburg

Homes
2.186
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1961
Average living area
114 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.190
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 62% 1.345
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 285
  • Detached 11% 232
  • Semi-detached house 9% 203
  • End-terrace house 6% 121

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 466
  • B 12% 254
  • C 21% 449
  • D 9% 193
  • E 10% 218
  • F 11% 240
  • G 14% 300
  • No label 3% 66

Building period

  • Built before 1945 27% 594
  • 1945–1969 29% 640
  • 1970–1989 14% 299
  • 1990–2009 23% 497
  • 2010 and later 7% 156

Residents

Residents
3.510
January 1, 2025
Households
1.925
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
52%
Households with children
17%
Population density
1.625
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,2 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 225
  • 15–25 years 8% 295
  • 25–45 years 19% 655
  • 45–65 years 26% 920
  • 65 years and older 40% 1.420

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 286.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
43%
Rental homes
57%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
36%
64% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
12%
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
2.290 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
460 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
21%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
80% 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
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.077 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
1.618 passenger cars
Company locations
635
of which 240 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)
53 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
37%
municipality 29%
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
18%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 2.186 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 17% 374
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 23% 496
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 589
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 436
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 12% 271
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 20

Flooding

Homes that may flood
56%
municipality 19%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
50%
Of which more than 2 m water
18%
Maximum water depth
4,2 m
average 1,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,9 µg/m³
18% 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
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
53%
municipality 67%

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)
95%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
26%
municipality 30%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 99%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
73%
municipality 41%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
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
109
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
382
+40% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
3 burglaries
Municipality
49
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 43
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 26
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 21
  • Autodiefstal 4% 16
  • Mishandeling 4% 16
  • Vernieling 3% 13
  • Bedreiging 3% 12
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 7

Per year

  1. 2132021
  2. 3502022
  3. 3472023
  4. 3532024
  5. 2722025

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
4,23
+0,12 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,22

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −1,0 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 35.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 86.400
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
25%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)