The population is growing faster than in Maastricht. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Maastricht, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Limmel is €270,000, 14% lower than in Maastricht (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 48%, against a rise of 32% in Maastricht. 33% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points less than in Maastricht (39%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€270,000
▼14% lower than Maastricht (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▲higher than Maastricht (+32%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
33%
▼6 percentage points lower than Maastricht (39%)
Social housing
52%
▲18 percentage points higher than Maastricht (34%)
Private rent
15%
▼12 percentage points lower than Maastricht (27%)
Single-family dwellings
71%
▲23 percentage points higher than Maastricht (48%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Maastricht (14%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Maastricht (22%)
Built 2016 and later
17%
▲10 percentage points higher than Maastricht (7%)
Average WOZ value
€270,000
▼14% lower than Maastricht (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▲higher than Maastricht (+32%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
33%
▼6 percentage points lower than Maastricht (39%)
Social housing
52%
▲18 percentage points higher than Maastricht (34%)
Private rent
15%
▼12 percentage points lower than Maastricht (27%)
Single-family dwellings
71%
▲23 percentage points higher than Maastricht (48%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Maastricht (14%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Maastricht (22%)
Built 2016 and later
17%
▲10 percentage points higher than Maastricht (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 48% between 2021 and 2025, to €270,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€270,000▼ 14% below Maastricht
+48% since 2021
Maastricht +32%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€259 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€259/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
113 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €270,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€106NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€24€27
Property tax (OZB)€23€24
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€153
Maintenance reserve€143–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Maastricht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 79th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 113 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €270,000.
Levies: Maastricht's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Limmel has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Buitenwijk Oost.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €270,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Limmel
270,000
918
–
Wyckerpoort
279,000
2,418
–
Heugemerveld
259,000
1,539
–
Wittevrouwenveld
279,000
3,008
–
Nazareth
220,000
1,711
–
Scharn
368,000
3,420
–
Amby
411,000
2,792
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 52% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied33%
Social housing52%
Private rent15%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
71% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes71%
Multi-family homes29%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
39% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 17% in the municipality of Maastricht.
Before 194515.8%
1945-196439.3%
1965-19743.7%
1975-199112.2%
1992-20059.8%
2006-20152.1%
2016 and later17%
Explanation
Based on 941 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Maastricht average.
In 2025, 41 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Limmel, 31% lower than in Maastricht (59). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 3%, against a rise of 14% in Maastricht. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▼31% lower than Maastricht (59)
Change since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Maastricht (+14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.0
▲54% higher than Maastricht (2.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▼31% lower than Maastricht (59)
Change since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Maastricht (+14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.0
▲54% higher than Maastricht (2.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Limmel registered 41 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 59 in the municipality of Maastricht.
Limmel41
The municipality of Maastricht59
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Limmel is 'Theft and burglary': 13.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 27.5 in the municipality of Maastricht.
LimmelMaastricht
Theft and burglary13.1
Maastricht 27.5▼ −52% vs Maastricht
Traffic8.6
Maastricht 9.7▼ −11% vs Maastricht
Vandalism and public order6.0
Maastricht 7.2▼ −17% vs Maastricht
Violence and threats6.0
Maastricht 6.6▼ −9% vs Maastricht
Fraud and scams4.9
Maastricht 4.7≈ Maastricht
Other and withheld2.2
Maastricht 3.4▼ −35% vs Maastricht
Environmental0.0
Maastricht 0.3≈ Maastricht
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Limmel registered 9 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Maastricht average; green space is above the Maastricht average.
An estimated 67% of adults in Limmel rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Maastricht. More adults feel lonely (61% against 55%), more smoke (24% against 19%), more report anxiety or depression (58% against 54%) and more are overweight (48% against 46%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Limmel, covering 55% of the area, against 38% in Maastricht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 26% of the area, 8 percentage points above the 18% in Maastricht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
67%
▼3 percentage points lower than Maastricht (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Maastricht (18%)
More figures
Lonely
61%
▲6 percentage points higher than Maastricht (55%)
Smokes
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Maastricht (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
▲4 percentage points higher than Maastricht (54%)
Overweight
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Maastricht (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Maastricht (31%)
Built-up, share of the area
55%
▲17 percentage points higher than Maastricht (38%)
Recreation, share of the area
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Maastricht (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
67%
▼3 percentage points lower than Maastricht (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Maastricht (18%)
More figures
Lonely
61%
▲6 percentage points higher than Maastricht (55%)
Smokes
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Maastricht (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
▲4 percentage points higher than Maastricht (54%)
Overweight
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Maastricht (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Maastricht (31%)
Built-up, share of the area
55%
▲17 percentage points higher than Maastricht (38%)
Recreation, share of the area
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Maastricht (11%)
Health
An estimated 67% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Maastricht (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Maastricht
Good self-rated health
67.2%
70%
Smokes
24.3%
19.3%
Excessive drinking
6.4%
6.9%
Overweight
48.2%
46.5%
Lonely
61.4%
55.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
54.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.6%
50.5%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
26% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 18% in the municipality of Maastricht.
Traffic6.1%
Built-up54.5%
Other built-up3%
Recreation25%
Agriculture3.8%
Forest and nature0.8%
Water6.8%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
1,100 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.4
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
0.8
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Maastricht average.
Limmel has 2,740 inhabitants (2026), or 2,241 per km² (about the same as in Maastricht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 43%, against a rise of 5% in Maastricht. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Maastricht was 74%, 4 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+43%
▲higher than Maastricht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Maastricht
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+15%
▲higher than Maastricht (+5%)
Aged 15 to 25
32%
▲11 percentage points higher than Maastricht (21%)
Never married
64%
▲8 percentage points higher than Maastricht (56%)
Dutch origin
56%
▼4 percentage points lower than Maastricht (60%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
61%
▲21 percentage points higher than Maastricht (40%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+43%
▲higher than Maastricht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Maastricht
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+15%
▲higher than Maastricht (+5%)
Aged 15 to 25
32%
▲11 percentage points higher than Maastricht (21%)
Never married
64%
▲8 percentage points higher than Maastricht (56%)
Dutch origin
56%
▼4 percentage points lower than Maastricht (60%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
61%
▲21 percentage points higher than Maastricht (40%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 43% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,740.
Residents, 2026
2,740
+43% since 2021
Maastricht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,241 residents per km², this buurt is 1% less densely populated than the municipality of Maastricht.
Residents per km²2,241
Dwellings per km²752.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 15 and 25.
0 to 15335
15 to 25875
25 to 45630
45 to 65520
65 to 80310
80 and over65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
64% of residents are never married.
Never married1,765
Married650
Divorced215
Widowed110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
56% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,525
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)780
Outside Europe440
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
61% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1610
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,370
Higher professional, university260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Maastricht; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Maastricht voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of MaastrichtThe Netherlands
D66
19.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.8%
16.7%
VVD
12.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17%
12.8%
CDA
9.7%
11.8%
JA21
4.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
11.5%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Limmel has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 17% lower than in Maastricht (0.6). 13% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in Maastricht (19%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼8 percentage points lower than Maastricht (26%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Maastricht (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▲6 percentage points higher than Maastricht (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼17% lower than Maastricht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Maastricht (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▼lower than Maastricht (+7 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Maastricht (1%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Maastricht (1%)
Social housing
52%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
33%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€270,000
▼32% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼8 percentage points lower than Maastricht (26%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Maastricht (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▲6 percentage points higher than Maastricht (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼17% lower than Maastricht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Maastricht (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▼lower than Maastricht (+7 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Maastricht (1%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Maastricht (1%)
Social housing
52%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
33%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€270,000
▼32% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca45
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
13% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Maastricht (2025).
Petrol87.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.7%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 7% to 13% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
13%▼ 6 percentage points below Maastricht (19%)
+6 pp since 2021
Maastricht +7 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 785 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars785
Motorcycles70
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential88.2%
Retail1.2%
Office1%
Assembly1%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial1.6%
Education0.4%
Sports0.1%
Detention0.1%
Other7.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,067 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
2,241 residents per km²: 4.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,241
NL 539▲ +316% vs NL
Social housing52%
NL 28%▲ +86% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings33%
NL 57%▼ −42% vs NL
Average WOZ value€270,000
NL €398,000▼ −32% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings29%
NL 37%▼ −22% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026