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Housing marketNVM market overview
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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
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Neighbourhood · Valkenburg aan de Geul
Living in IJzeren
The population is growing faster than in Valkenburg aan de Geul. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost more than the Valkenburg aan de Geul average.
The average WOZ value in IJzeren is €461,000, 34% higher than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (€343,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 30%, against a rise of 34% in Valkenburg aan de Geul. 93% of the homes are owner-occupied, 33 percentage points more than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€461,000
▲34% higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (€343,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲33 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (60%)
Social housing
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
Private rent
7%
▼15 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (22%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲33 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (64%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (20%)
Built 1975–1991
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (25%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (4%)
Average WOZ value
€461,000
▲34% higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (€343,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲33 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (60%)
Social housing
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
Private rent
7%
▼15 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (22%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲33 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (64%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (20%)
Built 1975–1991
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (25%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 30% between 2021 and 2025, to €461,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€461,000▲ 34% above Valkenburg aan de Geul
+30% since 2021
Valkenburg aan de Geul +34%
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: ~€427 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€427/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
204 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €461,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€148NL median
Property tax (OZB)€54€40
Water board levy€45–
Sewage levy€25€22
Waste levy€24€27
Costs to set aside€279
Maintenance reserve€261–
Buildings insurance€18–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Valkenburg aan de Geul's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 278th 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 204 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €461,000.
Levies: Valkenburg aan de Geul'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
IJzeren has the highest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in : Sibbe - IJzeren.
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: €461,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
IJzeren
461,000
121
–
Sibbe
344,000
473
–
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 owner-occupied, at 93% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied93%
Social housing1%
Private rent7%
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
97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%
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
35% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 23% in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Before 194534.7%
1945-196415.7%
1965-197414.9%
1975-199123.1%
1992-20059.1%
2006-20152.5%
Explanation
Based on 121 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 Valkenburg aan de Geul average.
In 2025, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in IJzeren, 68% lower than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (41). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 50%, against a fall of 5% in Valkenburg aan de Geul. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼68% lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (41)
Change since 2021
-50%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (-5%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼68% lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (41)
Change since 2021
-50%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (-5%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, IJzeren registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 41 in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
IJzeren13
The municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul41
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 IJzeren is 'Theft and burglary': 6.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 20.0 in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
IJzerenValkenburg aan de Geul
Theft and burglary6.7
Valkenburg aan de Geul 20.0▼ −66% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Vandalism and public order3.3
Valkenburg aan de Geul 3.9▼ −15% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Fraud and scams3.3
Valkenburg aan de Geul 4.4▼ −25% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Violence and threats0.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 3.3▼ −100% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Traffic0.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 7.8▼ −100% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Environmental0.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 0.4≈ Valkenburg aan de Geul
Other and withheld0.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 1.3▼ −100% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
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 2023, police in IJzeren registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Valkenburg aan de Geul average; green space is below the Valkenburg aan de Geul average.
An estimated 76% of adults in IJzeren rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Valkenburg aan de Geul. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (39% against 45%), fewer feel lonely (42% against 47%) and fewer smoke (10% against 14%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 42%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in IJzeren, covering 92% of the area, against 58% in Valkenburg aan de Geul. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 1% of the area, 26 percentage points below the 27% in Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲7 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼26 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (27%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼6 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (45%)
Lonely
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (47%)
Smokes
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
92%
▲34 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (58%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (23%)
Built-up, share of the area
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲7 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼26 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (27%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼6 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (45%)
Lonely
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (47%)
Smokes
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
92%
▲34 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (58%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (23%)
Built-up, share of the area
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (11%)
Health
An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul
Good self-rated health
75.6%
69.3%
Smokes
10.1%
14.4%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
5.3%
Overweight
50%
54%
Lonely
41.9%
46.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.2%
44.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.2%
41.7%
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
1% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 27% in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Traffic1.7%
Built-up5.6%
Agriculture91.5%
Forest and nature1.1%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,400 m
–
GP practice
2,200 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.9
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 Valkenburg aan de Geul average.
IJzeren has 310 inhabitants (2026), or 175 per km² (61% lower than in Valkenburg aan de Geul). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 1% in Valkenburg aan de Geul. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 22% 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
+3%
▲higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (28%)
Married
52%
▲10 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (42%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲6 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (81%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (28%)
Married
52%
▲10 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (42%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲6 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (81%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 310.
Residents, 2026
310
+3% since 2021
Valkenburg aan de Geul +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 175 residents per km², this buurt is 61% less densely populated than the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Residents per km²175
Dwellings per km²68.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1545
15 to 2530
25 to 4550
45 to 6595
65 to 8070
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are married.
Never married120
Married160
Divorced15
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands270
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Valkenburg aan de Geul voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Valkenburg aan de GeulThe Netherlands
D66
14.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
22.2%
16.7%
VVD
16.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.2%
12.8%
CDA
14.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.3%
4.5%
BBB
2.8%
2.6%
Other
8.1%
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
IJzeren has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 33% higher than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (1.2). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲15 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (10%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲7 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (83%)
Lodging, share of addresses
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (8%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
175
▼68% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲15 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (10%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲7 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (83%)
Lodging, share of addresses
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (8%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
175
▼68% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca0
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul (2025).
Petrol84.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.8%
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 11% to 16% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▼ 2 percentage points below Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
+5 pp since 2021
Valkenburg aan de Geul +6 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, 190 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars190
Motorcycles20
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (6%).
Residential90.3%
Retail0.7%
Office1.5%
Industrial1.5%
Lodging6%
Other3%
Explanation
Based on 134 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
1% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing1%
NL 28%▼ −96% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Residents per km²175
NL 539▼ −67% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings93%
NL 57%▲ +63% 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) 2025