District Het Ven

District in municipality Venlo · Limburg

  • 1.394 homes
  • 2.445 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 436.000

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 Het Ven

Homes
1.394
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
7.315 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.042
2025

Home type

  • Detached 32% 440
  • Apartment 31% 428
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 234
  • Semi-detached house 11% 157
  • End-terrace house 10% 135

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 141
  • B 14% 195
  • C 23% 323
  • D 7% 99
  • E 3% 41
  • F 5% 76
  • G 8% 108
  • No label 29% 411

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 168
  • 1945–1969 13% 186
  • 1970–1989 31% 432
  • 1990–2009 15% 206
  • 2010 and later 29% 401
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
2.445
January 1, 2025
Households
1.050
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
35%
Population density
309
inhabitants per km²
Area
8,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 325
  • 15–25 years 11% 265
  • 25–45 years 19% 465
  • 45–65 years 30% 725
  • 65 years and older 27% 670

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 436.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
91%
Rental homes
9%
1% housing association
Single-family homes
93%
7% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
3.690 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.880 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.160 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
62%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
13%

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
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Low urban density
632 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.338 passenger cars
Company locations
680
of which 185 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)
54 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 4%
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
4%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.394 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 3% 38
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 14% 198
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 52% 719
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 314
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 101
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 24

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 27%
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
12,4 µg/m³
96% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
51%
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)
94%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 84%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
89%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 7%
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
117
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
286
-8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
2 burglaries
Municipality
55
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 12% 34
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 22
  • Vernieling 6% 18
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 14
  • Drugshandel 3% 10
  • Mishandeling 2% 7
  • Autodiefstal 1% 3
  • Woninginbraak 1% 2

Per year

  1. 2382021
  2. 2662022
  3. 2852023
  4. 3152024
  5. 3122025

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
4,26
+0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 good
  • 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
€ 332.300
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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