Neighbourhood Vijverpark

Neighbourhood in the district of Brunssum-Centrum · municipality Brunssum · Limburg

  • 127 homes
  • 170 residents
  • avg. year built 1965
  • avg. WOZ value € 116.000

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

Homes in Vijverpark

Homes
127
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1965
Average living area
55 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
125
2025

Home type

  • Flat 92% 117
  • Detached house 8% 10

Energy label

  • A or better 2% 2
  • B 8% 10
  • C 44% 56
  • D 6% 8
  • E 2% 2
  • F 4% 5
  • G 1% 1
  • No label 34% 43

Construction period

  • 1945–1969 80% 101
  • 1970–1989 20% 26

Residents

Residents
170
1 January 2025
Households
80
avg. 1,3 people
Single-person households
81%
Households with children
6%
Population density
2.156
residents per km²
Floor area
0,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 3% 5
  • 15–25 years 6% 10
  • 25–45 years 24% 40
  • 45–65 years 15% 25
  • 65 years and over 53% 90

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 116.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
13%
Rented homes
87%
0% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
9%
91% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied homes
34%
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
1.680 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
230 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
610 m³
per home per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
64% individual central heating
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
800 m
avg. distance
GP practice
200 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
200 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
2.066 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
52 passenger cars
Business premises
10

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

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

Average noise level (Lden)
54 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
24%
municipality 24%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 8%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
17%
municipality 6%

Noise levels at the 127 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderate 75% 95
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 28
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 4

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
9,2 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
7,6 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
44%
municipality 48%

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 per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
91%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 86%
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
38%
municipality 19%
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 0%

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
718
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
122
+663% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
52
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 4
  • Drugshandel 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1
  • Straatroof 1% 1

By year

  1. 212021
  2. 212022
  3. 202023
  4. 152024
  5. 132025

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
4,05
−0,05 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,03
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,08

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,04 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,02 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,02 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,02 adequate

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)
+2,0 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
+0,6 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.