District Simpelveld

District in municipality Simpelveld · Limburg

  • 2.668 homes
  • 5.280 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1963
  • avg. WOZ € 260.000

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 Simpelveld

Homes
2.668
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1963
Average living area
150 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.652
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 27% 721
  • Mid-terrace house 24% 628
  • Semi-detached house 19% 502
  • Detached 19% 501
  • End-terrace house 12% 316

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 416
  • B 9% 229
  • C 21% 555
  • D 18% 490
  • E 6% 153
  • F 12% 308
  • G 10% 272
  • No label 9% 245

Building period

  • Built before 1945 21% 547
  • 1945–1969 33% 893
  • 1970–1989 24% 648
  • 1990–2009 13% 341
  • 2010 and later 8% 214
  • Unknown 1% 25

Residents

Residents
5.280
January 1, 2025
Households
2.555
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
28%
Population density
607
inhabitants per km²
Area
8,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 680
  • 15–25 years 9% 475
  • 25–45 years 20% 1.030
  • 45–65 years 27% 1.440
  • 65 years and older 31% 1.645

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 260.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
60%
Rental homes
40%
31% housing association
Single-family homes
72%
28% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
2.770 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.100 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.010 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
42%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
5%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Low urban density
681 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.898 passenger cars
Company locations
545
of which 100 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)
51 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
17%
municipality 17%
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 10%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
7%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 2.668 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 5% 123
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 48% 1.293
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 811
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 282
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 132
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 27

Flooding

Homes that may flood
4%
municipality 2%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
3%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 0,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,3 µg/m³
2% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 65%

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 99%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
14%
municipality 14%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
30%
municipality 36%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
1%
municipality 11%

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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
115
-24% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,6
7 burglaries
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 14
  • Woninginbraak 6% 7
  • Bedreiging 6% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 4
  • Mishandeling 3% 3
  • Drugshandel 3% 3
  • Autodiefstal 2% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 2

Per year

  1. 1702021
  2. 1612022
  3. 1632023
  4. 1522024
  5. 1622025

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
4,20
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,08 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 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
€ 33.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 141.900
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Simpelveld 5