Ool

Ool is a neighbourhood in the Herten district of Roermond, with 290 residents and 122 homes. 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€549,000) is 77% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 15 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09570700 · 8 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

290residents1 January 2025

€549,000average WOZ home valueRoermond: €311,000

30%green within 500 mRoermond: 24%

15services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Ool in RoermondPostcodes in Ool highlighted; the rest of Roermond in grey

Who lives here.

290 residents in 120 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Roermond.

14%

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

14%

aged 25–44

19%

aged 65 and over

21%

one-person households

42%

households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Ool is €549,000, against €311,000 in Roermond.

122homes4 newly built in 2025

88%single-family houses12% flats and apartments

81%owner-occupied0% housing association

6%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

1,240 m³gas per home per yearRoermond: 830 m³

4,080 kWhelectricity per home per yearRoermond: 2,630 kWh

9%homes off the gas gridRoermond: 6%

59%homes with solar panelsRoermond: 40%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Ool compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

22%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRoermond: 44%

41%in the top 20% nationallyRoermond: 16%

1.0%of residents live below the poverty lineRoermond: 3.5%

€425,000median household wealthRoermond: €91,000

80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRoermond: 68.0%

18.0%of workers are self-employedRoermond: 14.0%

1.3cars per householdRoermond: 1.0

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 15 crimes in Ool in 2025, 36% more than in 2024. That is 51.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 69.2 across Roermond.

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Theft from vehicles2

Burglary of homes1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Other property crime1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Ool, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.0 km

Large supermarket1.5 km

Day nursery1.1 km

Primary school1.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.0

Primary pupils living here30

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises55

Residents per km²783

Land area37 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Roermond.

Oolder Veste Herten Merum Roer-Zuid Voorstad Maasplassen Herten district