District Heel

District in municipality Maasgouw · Limburg

  • 1.878 homes
  • 4.565 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1981
  • avg. WOZ € 348.000

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 Heel

Homes
1.878
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1981
Average living area
158 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.908
2025

Home type

  • Detached 37% 690
  • Semi-detached house 23% 434
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 320
  • Apartment 12% 232
  • End-terrace house 11% 202

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 345
  • B 15% 276
  • C 24% 445
  • D 15% 287
  • E 3% 62
  • F 8% 152
  • G 4% 71
  • No label 13% 240

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 106
  • 1945–1969 22% 405
  • 1970–1989 37% 696
  • 1990–2009 21% 385
  • 2010 and later 15% 286

Residents

Residents
4.565
January 1, 2025
Households
1.825
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
30%
Population density
487
inhabitants per km²
Area
11,9 km²
of which 2,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 500
  • 15–25 years 9% 390
  • 25–45 years 20% 910
  • 45–65 years 30% 1.390
  • 65 years and older 30% 1.380

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 348.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
76%
Rental homes
24%
9% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
13
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
3.220 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.590 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.000 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
57%
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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
411 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
2.330 passenger cars
Company locations
500
of which 75 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 16%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
6%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 1.878 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 45% 850
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 33% 620
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 10% 185
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 124
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 80
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 19

Flooding

Homes that may flood
2%
municipality 27%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,2 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,2 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
63%
municipality 58%

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)
98%
municipality 99%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 72%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
4%
municipality 1%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 95%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
3%
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
23
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
107
+13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,1
4 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 15
  • Drugshandel 8% 9
  • Mishandeling 7% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 6
  • Woninginbraak 4% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1572021
  2. 1642022
  3. 1322023
  4. 1002024
  5. 1002025

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
4,24
+0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,08 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 254.100
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Heel 3