District Afferden

District in municipality Bergen (Limburg) · Limburg

  • 886 homes
  • 2.075 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 343.000

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 Afferden

Homes
886
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
152 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
934
2025

Home type

  • Detached 40% 357
  • Semi-detached house 30% 265
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 112
  • End-terrace house 12% 103
  • Apartment 6% 49

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 155
  • B 18% 161
  • C 20% 176
  • D 11% 100
  • E 2% 21
  • F 13% 118
  • G 9% 83
  • No label 8% 72

Building period

  • Built before 1945 13% 117
  • 1945–1969 30% 269
  • 1970–1989 37% 328
  • 1990–2009 10% 93
  • 2010 and later 9% 78
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
2.075
January 1, 2025
Households
930
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
32%
Population density
120
inhabitants per km²
Area
18,0 km²
of which 0,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 215
  • 15–25 years 10% 200
  • 25–45 years 22% 455
  • 45–65 years 30% 615
  • 65 years and older 28% 585

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 343.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rental homes
27%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
1
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
3.150 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.690 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
980 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
62%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
218 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.230 passenger cars
Company locations
235
of which 50 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)
48 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
18%
municipality 14%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
9%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 886 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 42% 375
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 29% 259
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 13% 117
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 79
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 37
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 19

Flooding

Homes that may flood
90%
municipality 46%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
69%
Of which more than 2 m water
14%
Maximum water depth
3,3 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,6 µg/m³
15% 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
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
70%
municipality 67%

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)
95%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
1%
municipality 8%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
97%
municipality 82%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 2%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
43
-40% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,5
4 burglaries
Municipality
26
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 5
  • Woninginbraak 9% 4
  • Bedreiging 7% 3
  • Vernieling 7% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 902021
  2. 642022
  3. 662023
  4. 882024
  5. 652025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 good

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.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 225.800
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Afferden 2