Neighbourhood Vink

Neighbourhood in district Kerkrade-Noord · municipality Kerkrade · Limburg

  • 1.107 homes
  • 2.560 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1966
  • avg. WOZ € 255.000

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 Vink

Homes
1.107
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1966
Average living area
165 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.112
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 34% 380
  • End-terrace house 18% 200
  • Detached 18% 199
  • Semi-detached house 17% 189
  • Apartment 13% 139

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 162
  • B 18% 199
  • C 25% 273
  • D 8% 84
  • E 7% 77
  • F 13% 143
  • G 14% 160
  • No label 1% 9

Building period

  • Built before 1945 28% 313
  • 1945–1969 18% 197
  • 1970–1989 27% 295
  • 1990–2009 21% 230
  • 2010 and later 6% 70
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
2.560
January 1, 2025
Households
1.125
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
34%
Households with children
34%
Population density
2.178
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 345
  • 15–25 years 9% 235
  • 25–45 years 23% 600
  • 45–65 years 31% 785
  • 65 years and older 23% 595

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 255.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
78%
Rental homes
22%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
87%
13% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
2
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
3.070 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.160 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
Heat network in development
Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Herzogenrath
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend, expected 2036
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating, 1% block, 1% 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
1,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,5 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.125 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.401 passenger cars
Company locations
210
of which 40 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 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
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
15%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 1.107 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 46% 514
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 308
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 149
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 11% 119
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 17

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
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
9,4 µg/m³
15% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
65%
municipality 46%

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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 87%
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
21%
municipality 24%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
56
-41% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,6
4 burglaries
Municipality
46
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 7% 4
  • Vernieling 7% 4
  • Autodiefstal 5% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 2
  • Drugshandel 4% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1
  • Bedreiging 2% 1

Per year

  1. 802021
  2. 862022
  3. 682023
  4. 812024
  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

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
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Sufficient
score 3,99

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,03 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)
+1,3 mm per year
municipality +1,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 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
€ 121.900
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)