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Venlo

Limburg · Moderately urban · CBS GM0983

Avg. sale price

€375k

Price Growth YoY

+3.4%

Population

103.984

Venlo is a municipality in Limburg with 103.984 residents, the 32nd largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €312k, 22% below the national average of €398k. Of its 49.137 homes, 59% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 21 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Limburg province · urbanisation level 3/5

59% owner-occupied · 41% rental

Average income €36.9k · 25.6% higher educated

70% labour participation · 837 /km²

Neighbourhood Map

(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€375k

-22% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€312k

-22% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

59.0%

+4% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

49.137

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €63k (20%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€375k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 90% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 3k since 2018, reaching 104k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
68%
32%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
6 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 14.3% (2021); worst: -6.8% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

59%

Rental

41%

Built before 2000

96%

Household Composition

Single

39.91%

With children

29.77%

Avg size: 2.1
Density: 837 /km²
Population density

837

+56% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
14%
25%
27%
23%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

66.7%

EU / Western background

17.08%

Non-EU background

16.22%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€37k

-13% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

3.6%

+16% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

70.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

25.6%

Low education

32.1%

Labour participation

70%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

57%

Flexible contract

30%

Self-employed

13%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€104.4k
Poverty rate
3.6%
Cars/household
1.0
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
59.1
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 92% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
25.1
Property damage
5.5
Violent crime
5.8
In 2025: 25.1 theft, 5.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

29

Primary schools (PO)

4

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

85%
15%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 84.8%
Weak / insufficient · 15.2%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

43

Daycare (KDV)

37

After-school care (BSO)

1.610

KDV child places

37

Avg KDV size
11.1 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.35 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

54%
46%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 54% · 43 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 46% · 37 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

67%
33%
Offers VVE · 67% · 29 locations
No VVE · 33% · 14 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

11.5

-4% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

8.6

-1% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.1 km

0% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.7 km

-30% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.1 km

Supermarket

0.7 km

Childcare

0.6 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

3

Bus stops

235

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
11.5
µg/m³
-0.5 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
8.6
µg/m³
-0.1 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Limburg
Places of Worship (Buildings)
60 total in municipality · 5.77 per 10k residents

Christian churches

57

Mosques

2

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

1

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