Municipality Gennep

Municipality · Limburg

  • 7.802 homes
  • 17.785 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1977
  • avg. WOZ € 351.000

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 Gennep

Homes
7.802
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1977
Average living area
143 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.770
2025

Home type

  • Detached 27% 2.117
  • Mid-terrace house 25% 1.977
  • Semi-detached house 20% 1.527
  • End-terrace house 15% 1.162
  • Apartment 13% 1.019

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 2.021
  • B 13% 1.015
  • C 25% 1.972
  • D 11% 876
  • E 3% 268
  • F 8% 635
  • G 5% 423
  • No label 8% 592

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 691
  • 1945–1969 26% 2.062
  • 1970–1989 34% 2.680
  • 1990–2009 19% 1.452
  • 2010 and later 12% 917

Residents

Residents
17.785
January 1, 2025
Households
7.867
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
34%
Households with children
32%
Population density
374
inhabitants per km²
Area
50,4 km²
of which 2,9 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 2.312
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.903
  • 25–45 years 21% 3.731
  • 45–65 years 29% 5.083
  • 65 years and older 27% 4.756

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 351.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
42
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
2.950 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.270 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
51%
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
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
665 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
9.074 passenger cars
Company locations
2.070
of which 395 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
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
17%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
10%

Noise level of the 7.802 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 17% 1.340
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 3.102
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 1.892
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 731
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 623
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 114

Flooding

Homes that may flood
78%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
60%
Of which more than 2 m water
5%
Maximum water depth
7,5 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,1 µg/m³
44% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,0 µg/m³
3% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
Green within 500 m
62%

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)
94%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
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
29
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
509
-19% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
12 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 10% 53
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 33
  • Mishandeling 6% 28
  • Drugshandel 5% 25
  • Bedreiging 4% 19
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 14
  • Woninginbraak 2% 12
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 12

Per year

  1. 5552021
  2. 6042022
  3. 5822023
  4. 5522024
  5. 6062025

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
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,12 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 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)
−1,1 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,1%
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
€ 32.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 190.600
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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