District Venlo-Centrum

District in municipality Venlo · Limburg

  • 3.444 homes
  • 5.295 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 251.000

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 Venlo-Centrum

Homes
3.444
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
107 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.483
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 80% 2.770
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 483
  • End-terrace house 4% 133
  • Detached 1% 38
  • Semi-detached house 1% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 714
  • B 11% 369
  • C 19% 668
  • D 13% 431
  • E 13% 438
  • F 6% 218
  • G 11% 376
  • No label 7% 230

Building period

  • Built before 1945 28% 960
  • 1945–1969 23% 791
  • 1970–1989 22% 757
  • 1990–2009 18% 608
  • 2010 and later 9% 320
  • Unknown 0% 8

Residents

Residents
5.295
January 1, 2025
Households
3.340
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
61%
Households with children
14%
Population density
6.025
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,0 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 8% 405
  • 15–25 years 16% 835
  • 25–45 years 34% 1.825
  • 45–65 years 23% 1.245
  • 65 years and older 19% 990

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 251.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
33%
Rental homes
67%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
20%
80% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
15%
New build in the year
6
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
2.210 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
240 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
830 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
13%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.059 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
1.919 passenger cars
Company locations
1.190
of which 485 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)
59 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
31%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
13%
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
9%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 3.444 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 609
  • 56–60 dB: busy 52% 1.780
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 20% 705
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 9% 295
  • above 70 dB: extreme 2% 55

Flooding

Homes that may flood
52%
municipality 27%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
36%
Of which more than 2 m water
10%
Maximum water depth
4,7 m
average 1,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
33%
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)
96%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
91%
municipality 84%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
86%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
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
186
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
987
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,8
13 burglaries
Municipality
55
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 21% 207
  • Winkeldiefstal 8% 83
  • Mishandeling 6% 61
  • Vernieling 6% 59
  • Drugshandel 3% 27
  • Bedreiging 2% 21
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 16
  • Woninginbraak 1% 13

Per year

  1. 6922021
  2. 1.0182022
  3. 1.1242023
  4. 1.1152024
  5. 9732025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,03
−0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,13 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,15 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 34.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 13.400
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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