Neighbourhood Weggebekker

Neighbourhood in district Vrieheide - De Stack · municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 206 homes
  • 410 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1956
  • avg. WOZ € 125.000

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 Weggebekker

Homes
206
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1956
Average living area
104 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
210
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 73% 150
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 35
  • End-terrace house 4% 9
  • Semi-detached house 4% 8
  • Detached 2% 4

Energy label

  • B 27% 56
  • C 28% 57
  • D 33% 68
  • E 9% 18
  • F 2% 5
  • G 1% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 4% 9
  • 1945–1969 94% 194
  • 1970–1989 0% 1
  • 1990–2009 1% 2

Residents

Residents
410
January 1, 2025
Households
210
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
48%
Households with children
40%
Population density
563
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 23% 95
  • 15–25 years 14% 60
  • 25–45 years 31% 130
  • 45–65 years 22% 90
  • 65 years and older 10% 40

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 125.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
3%
Rental homes
97%
89% housing association
Single-family homes
28%
72% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
4%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
0%
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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,2 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
12
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.470 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
155 passenger cars
Company locations
40
of which 20 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)
51 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
0%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 206 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 58% 120
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 17% 36
  • 56–60 dB: busy 24% 50

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
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
8,9 µg/m³
5% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
74%
municipality 49%

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)
82%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 90%
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
12%
municipality 17%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
149
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
61
-31% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
9,7
2 burglaries
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 8
  • Vernieling 11% 7
  • Drugshandel 10% 6
  • Mishandeling 5% 3
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Bedreiging 3% 2

Per year

  1. 422021
  2. 592022
  3. 852023
  4. 702024
  5. 992025

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 insufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than insufficient
class 2 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,72
−0,38 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than insufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,30 very poor

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)
+3,8 mm per year
municipality +1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,7 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
€ 400
Net labour participation
44%
from 15 to 75 years
Top 20% incomes
1%
share of people (nationally 20%)