District Herten

District in municipality Roermond · Limburg

  • 3.429 homes
  • 8.425 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1989
  • avg. WOZ € 397.000

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 Herten

Homes
3.429
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1989
Average living area
155 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.380
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 37% 1.261
  • Detached 24% 824
  • End-terrace house 16% 559
  • Semi-detached house 14% 486
  • Apartment 9% 299

Energy label

  • A or better 45% 1.555
  • B 22% 769
  • C 10% 333
  • D 8% 260
  • E 3% 88
  • F 6% 215
  • G 4% 146
  • No label 2% 63

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 211
  • 1945–1969 19% 641
  • 1970–1989 12% 419
  • 1990–2009 42% 1.448
  • 2010 and later 21% 708
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
8.425
January 1, 2025
Households
3.365
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
43%
Population density
2.192
inhabitants per km²
Area
4,1 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 1.570
  • 15–25 years 10% 875
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.920
  • 45–65 years 29% 2.475
  • 65 years and older 19% 1.580

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 397.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
82%
Rental homes
18%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
13%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
71
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
3.100 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.570 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
850 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
63%
Gas-free
6%
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
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
891 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
4.082 passenger cars
Company locations
1.045
of which 170 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)
50 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
1%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 3.429 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 265
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 56% 1.919
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 1.084
  • 56–60 dB: busy 3% 118
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 20
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 21
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
22%
municipality 14%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
21%
Of which more than 2 m water
19%
Maximum water depth
8,7 m
average 2,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,0 µg/m³
49% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
54%
municipality 45%

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)
99%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
50%
municipality 83%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
6%
municipality 23%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
88%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 8%
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
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
134
-33% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
6 burglaries
Municipality
66
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 11
  • Vernieling 6% 8
  • Autodiefstal 5% 7
  • Woninginbraak 4% 6
  • Drugshandel 4% 5
  • Mishandeling 3% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 3
  • Bedreiging 2% 3

Per year

  1. 1532021
  2. 1692022
  3. 1762023
  4. 1952024
  5. 1952025

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
4,19
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 39.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 49.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 255.700
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Herten 4