Neighbourhood Wittevrouwenveld

Neighbourhood in district Buitenwijk Oost · municipality Maastricht · Limburg

  • 3.350 homes
  • 6.055 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 261.000

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 Wittevrouwenveld

Homes
3.350
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
95 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.985
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 51% 1.703
  • Mid-terrace house 37% 1.240
  • End-terrace house 11% 375
  • Semi-detached house 1% 26
  • Detached 0% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 30% 1.000
  • B 14% 454
  • C 18% 602
  • D 7% 230
  • E 11% 368
  • F 5% 182
  • G 5% 157
  • No label 11% 357

Building period

  • Built before 1945 20% 684
  • 1945–1969 23% 774
  • 1970–1989 14% 484
  • 1990–2009 19% 646
  • 2010 and later 23% 758
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
6.055
January 1, 2025
Households
3.470
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
58%
Households with children
21%
Population density
5.392
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 720
  • 15–25 years 22% 1.315
  • 25–45 years 29% 1.755
  • 45–65 years 22% 1.325
  • 65 years and older 16% 940

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 261.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
27%
Rental homes
72%
47% housing association
Single-family homes
54%
46% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
13%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
22
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
2.190 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
680 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
24%
Gas-free
16%
Mainly electrically heated
17%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
84% central heating, 6% block, 6% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.076 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
1.820 passenger cars
Company locations
545
of which 110 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 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
7%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 3.350 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 1.219
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 39% 1.317
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 630
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 181
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
72%
municipality 36%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
18%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,6 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
37%
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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
91%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
78%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
61%
municipality 25%
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
76
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
461
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,0
10 burglaries
Municipality
60
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 114
  • Vernieling 6% 26
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 22
  • Bedreiging 3% 14
  • Mishandeling 3% 13
  • Drugshandel 3% 12
  • Autodiefstal 2% 11
  • Woninginbraak 2% 10

Per year

  1. 4002021
  2. 4422022
  3. 4222023
  4. 4802024
  5. 4452025

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
+0,05
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,12 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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 29.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 34.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 5.600
Net labour participation
59%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)