District Eikenderveld

District in municipality Heerlen · Limburg

  • 1.458 homes
  • 2.535 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965
  • avg. WOZ € 157.000

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 Eikenderveld

Homes
1.458
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
91 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.470
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 46% 677
  • Apartment 39% 563
  • End-terrace house 13% 190
  • Semi-detached house 1% 20
  • Detached 1% 8

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 318
  • B 18% 258
  • C 24% 357
  • D 8% 116
  • E 10% 146
  • F 11% 167
  • G 7% 96

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 385
  • 1945–1969 18% 258
  • 1970–1989 44% 639
  • 1990–2009 10% 152
  • 2010 and later 2% 22
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
2.535
January 1, 2025
Households
1.500
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
56%
Households with children
22%
Population density
6.596
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 290
  • 15–25 years 11% 285
  • 25–45 years 27% 690
  • 45–65 years 28% 715
  • 65 years and older 22% 550

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 157.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
35%
Rental homes
65%
39% housing association
Single-family homes
61%
39% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
0
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
1.990 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
150 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
650 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
8%
Gas-free
12%
District heating
11%
Mainly electrically heated
2%

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
1,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.116 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
1.111 passenger cars
Company locations
160
of which 25 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)
60 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
45%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 1%
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
24%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 1.458 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 1% 20
  • 56–60 dB: busy 62% 903
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 27% 397
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 9% 128
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 10

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
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
12,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
36%
municipality 49%

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%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
68%
municipality 90%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 17%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
61
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
155
-5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,7
4 burglaries
Municipality
65
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 16% 25
  • Vernieling 9% 14
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 11
  • Mishandeling 3% 5
  • Woninginbraak 3% 4
  • Drugshandel 3% 4
  • Bedreiging 2% 3
  • Autodiefstal 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1542021
  2. 1512022
  3. 1502023
  4. 1622024
  5. 1662025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,92
−0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,12 insufficient

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
€ 9.700
Net labour participation
58%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
6,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Eikenderveld 1