Neighbourhood Vrijveld

Neighbourhood in district Roermond-Oost · municipality Roermond · Limburg

  • 1.148 homes
  • 2.020 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 254.000

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 Vrijveld

Homes
1.148
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
103 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.151
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 63% 722
  • Mid-terrace house 19% 222
  • End-terrace house 7% 86
  • Semi-detached house 7% 78
  • Detached 3% 40

Energy label

  • A or better 57% 654
  • B 5% 52
  • C 5% 52
  • D 4% 45
  • E 8% 96
  • F 14% 160
  • G 3% 36
  • No label 5% 53

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 138
  • 1945–1969 46% 533
  • 1970–1989 1% 8
  • 1990–2009 6% 73
  • 2010 and later 34% 394
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
2.020
January 1, 2025
Households
1.115
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
52%
Households with children
24%
Population density
4.261
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 285
  • 15–25 years 11% 215
  • 25–45 years 33% 675
  • 45–65 years 23% 465
  • 65 years and older 19% 385

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 254.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
38%
Rental homes
62%
38% housing association
Single-family homes
36%
64% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
20
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
1.980 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
510 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
690 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
22%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating
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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.729 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
877 passenger cars
Company locations
195
of which 35 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)
55 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
15%
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
7%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.148 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 7% 86
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 47% 545
  • 56–60 dB: busy 37% 427
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 77
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 13

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 14%
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
12,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
26%
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
48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
94%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
53%
municipality 83%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
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
62
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
125
-42% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
2 burglaries
Municipality
66
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 17
  • Diefstal uit auto 13% 16
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 8% 10
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 8
  • Autodiefstal 4% 5
  • Bedreiging 2% 3
  • Woninginbraak 2% 2
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 2

Per year

  1. 762021
  2. 1312022
  3. 1172023
  4. 1612024
  5. 2102025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,12
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,09 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,04 weak

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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,4%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
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
€ 28.600
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
9%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)