Municipality Kerkrade

Municipality · Limburg

  • 24.431 homes
  • 45.490 residents
  • avg. year built 1968
  • avg. WOZ value € 200.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Kerkrade

Homes
24.431
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1968
Average living area
126 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
23.981
2025

Home type

  • Flat 36% 8.703
  • Mid-terrace house 33% 7.958
  • End-of-terrace house 16% 4.004
  • Semi-detached house 9% 2.289
  • Detached house 6% 1.476

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 4.477
  • B 15% 3.579
  • C 26% 6.411
  • D 10% 2.394
  • E 8% 1.970
  • F 11% 2.604
  • G 10% 2.326
  • No label 3% 670

Construction period

  • Before 1945 20% 4.861
  • 1945–1969 25% 6.188
  • 1970–1989 34% 8.418
  • 1990–2009 14% 3.466
  • 2010 onwards 6% 1.461
  • Unknown 0% 37

Residents

Residents
45.490
1 January 2025
Households
23.005
avg. 1,9 people
Single-person households
43%
Households with children
27%
Population density
2.068
residents per km²
Floor area
22,2 km²
of which 0,2 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 12% 5.662
  • 15–25 years 9% 4.123
  • 25–45 years 23% 10.422
  • 45–65 years 28% 12.890
  • 65 years and over 27% 12.393

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 200.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rented homes
47%
32% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
64%
36% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied homes
5%
New homes built during the year
138
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.540 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
770 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
38%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
800 m
avg. distance
GP practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.736 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
22.834 passenger cars
Business premises
3.930
of which 910 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
22%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
1%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
10%

Noise levels at the 24.431 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 1.861
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 28% 6.858
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 31% 7.613
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 5.639
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 2.011
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 401
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 48

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
9,5 µg/m³
21% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
Green space within 500 m
46%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
95%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
87%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
100%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
24%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
1%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
46
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
2.108
-9% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,6
39 burglaries
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 267
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 118
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 117
  • Mishandeling 5% 96
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 75
  • Drugshandel 3% 64
  • Bedreiging 3% 58
  • Autodiefstal 2% 47

By year

  1. 2.3502021
  2. 2.4822022
  3. 2.3622023
  4. 2.3182024
  5. 2.2602025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Adequate
category 5 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
3,99
−0,11 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Adequate

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,01 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,01 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,07 weak

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
+1,5 mm per year
Land subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 29.500
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 34.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 51.900
Employment rate
61%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
12%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
11,3%
share of people (20% nationally)

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