District West

District in municipality Venray · Limburg

  • 2.015 homes
  • 3.470 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 246.000

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 West

Homes
2.015
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
102 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.992
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 49% 981
  • Mid-terrace house 28% 559
  • End-terrace house 14% 273
  • Semi-detached house 6% 125
  • Detached 4% 77

Energy label

  • A or better 36% 732
  • B 18% 353
  • C 20% 411
  • D 9% 189
  • E 6% 126
  • F 5% 95
  • G 4% 81
  • No label 1% 28

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 125
  • 1945–1969 61% 1.230
  • 1970–1989 13% 264
  • 1990–2009 18% 361
  • 2010 and later 2% 35

Residents

Residents
3.470
January 1, 2025
Households
1.960
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
52%
Households with children
20%
Population density
3.858
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 360
  • 15–25 years 9% 310
  • 25–45 years 25% 870
  • 45–65 years 25% 880
  • 65 years and older 30% 1.050

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 246.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
39%
Rental homes
61%
57% housing association
Single-family homes
55%
45% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
2.100 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
610 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
40%
Gas-free
1%
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.741 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
1.481 passenger cars
Company locations
290
of which 45 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)
52 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
31%
municipality 18%
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
7%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 2.015 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 7% 135
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 42% 851
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 26% 514
  • 56–60 dB: busy 21% 424
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 90
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 6%
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
11,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
43%
municipality 53%

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)
86%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 75%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 92%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 5%
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
42
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
144
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,0
4 burglaries
Municipality
38
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 14% 20
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 13
  • Mishandeling 8% 11
  • Vernieling 7% 10
  • Woninginbraak 3% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 2
  • Drugshandel 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1432021
  2. 2152022
  3. 1502023
  4. 1482024
  5. 1632025

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
4,02
−0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 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
€ 29.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 32.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 27.200
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
8,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in West 3