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Living in Heerlen-Centrum

The population is growing faster than in Heerlen. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Heerlen, and registered crime per resident is higher.

2,465 residents, 1,634 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost about the same as the Heerlen average.

The average WOZ value in Heerlen-Centrum is €216,000, about the same as in Heerlen (€214,000). 29% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points less than in Heerlen (47%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €216,000
    about the same as Heerlen (€214,000)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    29%
    18 percentage points lower than Heerlen (47%)
  • Social housing
    29%
    7 percentage points lower than Heerlen (36%)
  • Private rent
    42%
    25 percentage points higher than Heerlen (17%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    7%
    56 percentage points lower than Heerlen (63%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    3%
    12 percentage points lower than Heerlen (15%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    14%
    9 percentage points lower than Heerlen (23%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    23%
    6 percentage points lower than Heerlen (29%)

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€249 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€249/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 99 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €216,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€113NL median
  • Water board levy€38–
  • Property tax (OZB)€29€19
  • Waste levy€27€27
  • Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€136
  • Maintenance reserve€127–
  • Buildings insurance€9–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Heerlen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 243rd 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 99 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €216,000.
  • Levies: Heerlen'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

Heerlen-Centrum has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Heerlen-Centrum.

Netherlands€398,000
Heerlen€214,000
Heerlen-Centrum€216,000
Lindeveld€300,000
't Loon€236,000
Heerlen-Centrum€216,000

Op de Nobel€182,000
Explanation

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: €216,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Heerlen-Centrum216,0001,634–
Op de Nobel182,0001,288–
't Loon236,000523–
Lindeveld300,000394–
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 private rent, at 42% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied29%
  • Social housing29%
  • Private rent42%
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

93% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.

  • Single-family homes7%
  • Multi-family homes93%
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

24% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 10% in the municipality of Heerlen.

  • Before 194519.9%
  • 1945-196414%
  • 1965-19742.9%
  • 1975-199122.9%
  • 1992-200524.3%
  • 2006-20159.1%
  • 2016 and later6.8%
Explanation

Based on 1,656 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

More registered crime per resident than the Heerlen average.

In 2025, 351 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Heerlen-Centrum, 5.3 times as high as in Heerlen (66). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    351
    5.3 times as high as Heerlen (66)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.4
    39% lower than Heerlen (2.3)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Heerlen-Centrum registered 351 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 66 in the municipality of Heerlen.

Heerlen-Centrum351
The municipality of Heerlen66
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Heerlen-Centrum registered 351 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 66 in the municipality of Heerlen.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
3515.3 times as high as Heerlen
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Heerlen-Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 161.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 23.9 in the municipality of Heerlen.

Heerlen-CentrumHeerlen
  • Theft and burglary161.1
  • Violence and threats56.9
  • Other and withheld50.6
  • Vandalism and public order32.6
  • Traffic28.5
  • Fraud and scams19.7
  • Environmental1.7
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.4 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.3 in the municipality of Heerlen.

Heerlen-Centrum1.43
The municipality of Heerlen2.32
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Heerlen-Centrum registered 13 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 Heerlen average.

An estimated 61% of adults in Heerlen-Centrum rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Heerlen. Fewer adults are overweight (53% against 59%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (31% against 36%), but more feel lonely (62% against 56%) and more report anxiety or depression (58% against 53%).

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    61%
    1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (62%)
  • More figures
  • Overweight
    53%
    6 percentage points lower than Heerlen (59%)
  • Lonely
    62%
    6 percentage points higher than Heerlen (56%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    31%
    5 percentage points lower than Heerlen (36%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    58%
    5 percentage points higher than Heerlen (53%)

Health

An estimated 61% of adults rate their own health as good, against 62% in the municipality of Heerlen (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Heerlen
Good self-rated health
61.2%
61.6%
Smokes
21.5%
21.6%
Excessive drinking
6%
4.5%
Overweight
52.7%
59.2%
Lonely
62.2%
56%
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
52.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
30.9%
36.4%
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

Distance to amenities

A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket500 m–
GP practice600 m–
Primary school1,200 m–
Daycare500 m–
Large supermarkets–4.3
GP practices–2.3
Daycares–3.2
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 Heerlen average.

Heerlen-Centrum has 2,465 inhabitants (2026), or 5,860 per km² (3.0 times as high as in Heerlen). Between 2025 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against no real change in Heerlen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heerlen was 66%, 12 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 30% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2025
    +3%
    higher than Heerlen (+0%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Heerlen
    66%
    12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Aged 25 to 45
    29%
    4 percentage points higher than Heerlen (25%)
  • Never married
    50%
    2 percentage points higher than Heerlen (48%)
  • Dutch origin
    59%
    7 percentage points lower than Heerlen (66%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    30%
    13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 3% between 2025 and 2026, to 2,465.

Residents, 2026
2,465
  • +3% since 2025
  • Heerlen +0%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 5,860 residents per km², this buurt is 3.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Heerlen.

Residents per km²5,860
Dwellings per km²3,890.5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 8.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 20.9 died per 1,000.

2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

29% of residents are between 25 and 45.

  • 0 to 15105
  • 15 to 25285
  • 25 to 45725
  • 45 to 65535
  • 65 to 80540
  • 80 and over280

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

50% of residents are never married.

  • Never married1,235
  • Married760
  • Divorced265
  • Widowed210

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

59% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,455
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)525
  • Outside Europe480

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Heerlen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 66% of eligible voters in Heerlen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 30% of the valid votes.

Municipality of HeerlenThe Netherlands
D66
11.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
30%
16.7%
VVD
10.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.1%
12.8%
CDA
9.5%
11.8%
JA21
4.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.4%
4.5%
BBB
1.4%
2.6%
Other
12.6%
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

Heerlen-Centrum has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 40% lower than in Heerlen (1.0). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Heerlen (16%).

Key figures
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    49%
    28 percentage points higher than Heerlen (21%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    9%
    10 percentage points lower than Heerlen (19%)
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    6%
    9 percentage points lower than Heerlen (15%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    0.6
    40% lower than Heerlen (1.0)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    21%
    5 percentage points higher than Heerlen (16%)
  • Retail, share of addresses
    16%
    14 percentage points higher than Heerlen (2%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    75%
    11 percentage points lower than Heerlen (86%)
  • Assembly, share of addresses
    5%
    4 percentage points higher than Heerlen (1%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    7%
    56 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Private rent
    42%
    28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    93%
    56 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)

Business establishments by sector

Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 275 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca275
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening90
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten70

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 16% in the municipality of Heerlen (2025).

  • Petrol78.7%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.3%
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

Vehicles by kind

In 2025, 990 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars990
Motorcycles40
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

75% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (16%).

  • Residential74.7%
  • Retail16.1%
  • Office3.7%
  • Assembly5.4%
  • Healthcare0.3%
  • Industrial0.1%
  • Lodging0.2%
  • Education0.1%
  • Other1.8%
Explanation

Based on 2,216 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

5,860 residents per km²: 11 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²5,860
  • Single-family dwellings7%
  • Private rent42%
  • Multi-family dwellings93%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings29%
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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Heerlen

Other neighbourhoods in Heerlen
Lindeveld795€300,00041
't Loon730€236,000211
Op de Nobel1,825€182,00062

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

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