Neighbourhood Voorstad

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Roermond · Limburg

  • 1.081 homes
  • 1.950 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1991
  • avg. WOZ € 398.000

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 Voorstad

Homes
1.081
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1991
Average living area
126 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.079
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 56% 605
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 293
  • End-terrace house 8% 88
  • Detached 7% 75
  • Semi-detached house 2% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 46% 493
  • B 29% 309
  • C 16% 176
  • D 0% 4
  • E 1% 13
  • F 4% 45
  • G 4% 38
  • No label 0% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 108
  • 1945–1969 1% 11
  • 1990–2009 57% 620
  • 2010 and later 32% 342

Residents

Residents
1.950
January 1, 2025
Households
1.040
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
40%
Households with children
19%
Population density
3.615
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,7 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 200
  • 15–25 years 5% 100
  • 25–45 years 16% 315
  • 45–65 years 25% 480
  • 65 years and older 44% 850

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 398.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
63%
Rental homes
37%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
44%
56% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
28%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.550 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
700 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
640 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
31%
Gas-free
10%
Mainly electrically heated
15%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% central heating, 8% 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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.916 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
992 passenger cars
Company locations
225
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)
60 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
11%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.081 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 44
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 205
  • 56–60 dB: busy 35% 381
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 16% 170
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 26% 281

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 14%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
61%
Maximum water depth
8,2 m
average 2,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,5 µg/m³
96% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
53%
municipality 45%

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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
72%
municipality 83%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
51%
municipality 23%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
79%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
94%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 8%
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
31
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
60
-14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
2 burglaries
Municipality
66
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 13% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 7
  • Vernieling 7% 4
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2
  • Zakkenrollerij 3% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1

Per year

  1. 662021
  2. 862022
  3. 932023
  4. 952024
  5. 652025

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
4,26
+0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,09 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,00 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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,6%
laag, municipality 0,4%
Pile rot in 2050
1,6%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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
€ 282.200
Net labour participation
62%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)