Neighbourhood Winkelcentrum

Neighbourhood in district Venlo-Centrum · municipality Venlo · Limburg

  • 1.151 homes
  • 1.490 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 226.000

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 Winkelcentrum

Homes
1.151
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
89 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.163
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 90% 1.035
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 98
  • End-terrace house 1% 11
  • Detached 1% 6
  • Semi-detached house 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 27% 306
  • B 6% 64
  • C 15% 169
  • D 19% 220
  • E 16% 182
  • F 2% 18
  • G 6% 71
  • No label 11% 121

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 187
  • 1945–1969 42% 485
  • 1970–1989 7% 77
  • 1990–2009 31% 352
  • 2010 and later 4% 44
  • Unknown 1% 6

Residents

Residents
1.490
January 1, 2025
Households
1.040
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
68%
Households with children
7%
Population density
5.686
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 4% 60
  • 15–25 years 20% 300
  • 25–45 years 41% 610
  • 45–65 years 19% 280
  • 65 years and older 16% 230

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 226.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
22%
Rental homes
78%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
10%
90% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
18%
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
2.070 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
30 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
760 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
13%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
61% central heating, 20% block, 9% 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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.246 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
468 passenger cars
Company locations
565
of which 320 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)
63 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
39%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
38%
municipality 4%
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
18%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.151 homes

  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 261
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 47% 540
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 26% 295
  • above 70 dB: extreme 5% 55

Flooding

Homes that may flood
68%
municipality 27%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
47%
Of which more than 2 m water
9%
Maximum water depth
4,7 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
28%
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)
95%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 84%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
92%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
87%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 7%
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
453
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
675
+6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,6
3 burglaries
Municipality
55
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 22% 150
  • Winkeldiefstal 11% 75
  • Mishandeling 5% 35
  • Vernieling 5% 31
  • Bedreiging 2% 12
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 9
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 8
  • Drugshandel 1% 8

Per year

  1. 4292021
  2. 6492022
  3. 7492023
  4. 7002024
  5. 6132025

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

Sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Sufficient
class 5 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,97
−0,13 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,15 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,21 more than insufficient

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)
−0,4 mm per year
municipality −0,5 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
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
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
€ 6.100
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)