Municipality Brunssum

Municipality · Limburg

  • 14.778 homes
  • 27.534 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1969
  • avg. WOZ € 222.000

Map

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 Brunssum

Homes
14.778
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1969
Average living area
121 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
14.510
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 31% 4.638
  • Mid-terrace house 29% 4.313
  • End-terrace house 17% 2.511
  • Semi-detached house 14% 2.100
  • Detached 8% 1.216

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 2.310
  • B 14% 2.072
  • C 22% 3.275
  • D 12% 1.820
  • E 10% 1.517
  • F 13% 1.969
  • G 9% 1.282
  • No label 4% 533

Building period

  • Built before 1945 18% 2.690
  • 1945–1969 30% 4.491
  • 1970–1989 26% 3.876
  • 1990–2009 17% 2.551
  • 2010 and later 8% 1.169
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
27.534
January 1, 2025
Households
13.775
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
29%
Population density
1.611
inhabitants per km²
Area
17,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 3.413
  • 15–25 years 9% 2.580
  • 25–45 years 22% 6.045
  • 45–65 years 29% 7.895
  • 65 years and older 28% 7.601

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 222.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
61%
Rental homes
38%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
70%
30% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
7%
New build in the year
12
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
2.660 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
700 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
820 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
32%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.665 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
14.905 passenger cars
Company locations
2.215
of which 430 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)
54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
8%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
6%

Noise level of the 14.778 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 17% 2.572
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 45% 6.585
  • 56–60 dB: busy 33% 4.823
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 773
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 24
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
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
9,6 µg/m³
24% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
Green within 500 m
48%

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)
93%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
86%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
19%
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
52
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.433
+8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,6
23 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 9% 128
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 93
  • Drugshandel 4% 60
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 58
  • Mishandeling 4% 54
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 43
  • Autodiefstal 3% 40
  • Bedreiging 2% 34

Per year

  1. 1.2132021
  2. 1.1692022
  3. 1.1712023
  4. 1.2442024
  5. 1.2912025

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 sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,05
measurement 2022: More than sufficient

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 −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,02 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)
+1,4 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 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
€ 30.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 84.400
Net labour participation
63%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Districts in Brunssum 5