Municipality Meerssen

Municipality · Limburg

  • 8.645 homes
  • 18.460 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 342.000

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 Meerssen

Homes
8.645
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
153 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
8.693
2025

Home type

  • Detached 23% 2.004
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 1.954
  • Semi-detached house 22% 1.933
  • Apartment 18% 1.586
  • End-terrace house 14% 1.168

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 1.358
  • B 12% 1.030
  • C 21% 1.834
  • D 18% 1.575
  • E 6% 524
  • F 12% 1.002
  • G 9% 799
  • No label 6% 523

Building period

  • Built before 1945 18% 1.563
  • 1945–1969 34% 2.897
  • 1970–1989 34% 2.912
  • 1990–2009 11% 958
  • 2010 and later 4% 312
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
18.460
January 1, 2025
Households
8.559
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
30%
Population density
695
inhabitants per km²
Area
27,7 km²
of which 0,9 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 2.291
  • 15–25 years 10% 1.758
  • 25–45 years 20% 3.664
  • 45–65 years 29% 5.414
  • 65 years and older 29% 5.333

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 342.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
28%
19% housing association
Single-family homes
83%
17% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
20
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
3.010 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.290 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.020 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
51%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
619 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
9.930 passenger cars
Company locations
2.270
of which 370 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)
55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
46%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
9%

Noise level of the 8.645 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 1% 100
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 21% 1.774
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 2.771
  • 56–60 dB: busy 36% 3.081
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 851
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 67
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

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

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,0 µg/m³
41% 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
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)
97%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
73%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
2%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
37%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
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
26
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
474
-16% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,2
19 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 42
  • Vernieling 7% 34
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 21
  • Mishandeling 4% 21
  • Woninginbraak 4% 19
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 19
  • Autodiefstal 3% 14
  • Drugshandel 2% 11

Per year

  1. 5212021
  2. 6732022
  3. 5792023
  4. 5472024
  5. 5012025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,20
+0,10 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 +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−0,1 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
€ 37.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 44.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 221.300
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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