Municipality Beesel

Municipality · Limburg

  • 6.270 homes
  • 13.524 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 295.000

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 Beesel

Homes
6.270
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
6.107
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 27% 1.675
  • Detached 22% 1.362
  • Semi-detached house 20% 1.279
  • Apartment 16% 1.014
  • End-terrace house 15% 940

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 1.394
  • B 15% 953
  • C 25% 1.580
  • D 12% 723
  • E 4% 249
  • F 9% 546
  • G 6% 388
  • No label 7% 437

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 614
  • 1945–1969 26% 1.659
  • 1970–1989 33% 2.093
  • 1990–2009 23% 1.419
  • 2010 and later 8% 485

Residents

Residents
13.524
January 1, 2025
Households
6.014
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
33%
Population density
480
inhabitants per km²
Area
29,2 km²
of which 1,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 1.805
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.423
  • 25–45 years 22% 2.953
  • 45–65 years 28% 3.828
  • 65 years and older 26% 3.515

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 295.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rental homes
33%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
112
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
2.930 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
52%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
762 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
6.848 passenger cars
Company locations
1.235
of which 255 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)
52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
15%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%

Noise level of the 6.270 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 9% 567
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 37% 2.316
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 29% 1.828
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 1.217
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 324
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 18

Flooding

Homes that may flood
6%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
4%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
5,8 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,1 µg/m³
34% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
Green within 500 m
50%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
85%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
16%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
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
28
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
372
+7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
9 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 17% 62
  • Mishandeling 8% 31
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 25
  • Drugshandel 6% 22
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 14
  • Bedreiging 3% 12
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 10
  • Woninginbraak 2% 9

Per year

  1. 3972021
  2. 3742022
  3. 3772023
  4. 3822024
  5. 3482025

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
4,16
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,07 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 more than 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)
−0,6 mm per year
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
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 31.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 165.000
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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