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District · Heerlen
Living in Vrieheide - De Stack
The population is shrinking slower than in Heerlen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Heerlen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Vrieheide - De Stack is €179,000, 16% lower than in Heerlen (€214,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 79%, against a rise of 74% in Heerlen. 49% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Heerlen (47%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€179,000
▼16% lower than Heerlen (€214,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+79%
▲higher than Heerlen (+74%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heerlen (47%)
Social housing
35%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (36%)
Private rent
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (17%)
Single-family dwellings
75%
▲12 percentage points higher than Heerlen (63%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heerlen (29%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerlen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Heerlen (4%)
Average WOZ value
€179,000
▼16% lower than Heerlen (€214,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+79%
▲higher than Heerlen (+74%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heerlen (47%)
Social housing
35%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (36%)
Private rent
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (17%)
Single-family dwellings
75%
▲12 percentage points higher than Heerlen (63%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heerlen (29%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerlen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Heerlen (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 79% between 2014 and 2025, to €179,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€179,000▼ 16% below Heerlen
+79% since 2014
Heerlen +74%
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: ~€264 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€264/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
115 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €179,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€107NL median
Water board levy€37–
Waste levy€27€27
Property tax (OZB)€24€16
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€157
Maintenance reserve€147–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heerlen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 228th 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 115 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €179,000.
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
Vrieheide - De Stack has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 23 wijken in the municipality of Heerlen.
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: €179,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Vrieheide - De Stack
179,000
2,697
–
Maria Gewanden - Terschuren
215,000
2,120
–
Mariarade
214,000
1,766
–
Hoensbroek - De Dem
173,000
3,961
–
Nieuw Lotbroek
223,000
2,246
–
De Koumen
226,000
12
–
Heerlerheide - Passart
171,000
3,054
–
Heksenberg
207,000
1,500
–
Schrieversheide
422,000
43
–
Rennemig - Beersdal
202,000
2,393
–
Zeswegen-Nieuw Husken
199,000
1,746
–
Schandelen - Grasbroek
187,000
2,793
–
Meezenbroek-Schaesbergerveld
189,000
3,367
–
Heerlen-Centrum
216,000
3,839
–
Eikenderveld
168,000
1,470
–
Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen
393,000
72
–
Welten-Benzenrade
295,000
2,075
–
Bekkerveld - Aarveld
260,000
1,537
–
Caumerveld-Douve Weien
277,000
2,823
–
Molenberg
228,000
2,328
–
Heerlerbaan - Centrum
169,000
2,301
–
Heerlerbaan - Schil
323,000
2,623
–
De Beitel
389,000
29
–
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 49% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied49%
Social housing35%
Private rent16%
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
75% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes75%
Multi-family homes25%
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
42% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 23% in the municipality of Heerlen.
Before 194516.5%
1945-196441.8%
1965-197412%
1975-199115%
1992-200514.3%
2006-20150.2%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 2,692 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, 72 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Vrieheide - De Stack, 9% higher than in Heerlen (66). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 12%, against a rise of 13% in Heerlen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
72
▲9% higher than Heerlen (66)
Change since 2021
+12%
=about the same as Heerlen (+13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.6
▲2.0 times as high as Heerlen (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
72
▲9% higher than Heerlen (66)
Change since 2021
+12%
=about the same as Heerlen (+13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.6
▲2.0 times as high as Heerlen (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Vrieheide - De Stack registered 72 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 66 in the municipality of Heerlen.
Vrieheide - De Stack72
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.
The largest category in Vrieheide - De Stack is 'Theft and burglary': 22.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 23.9 in the municipality of Heerlen.
Vrieheide - De StackHeerlen
Theft and burglary22.0
Heerlen 23.9▼ −8% vs Heerlen
Vandalism and public order13.9
Heerlen 8.6▲ +62% vs Heerlen
Traffic12.0
Heerlen 10.8▲ +11% vs Heerlen
Violence and threats9.9
Heerlen 9.0▲ +10% vs Heerlen
Other and withheld7.0
Heerlen 6.2▲ +13% vs Heerlen
Fraud and scams6.6
Heerlen 6.8≈ Heerlen
Environmental0.8
Heerlen 0.4≈ Heerlen
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 Vrieheide - De Stack registered 17 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 60% of adults in Vrieheide - De Stack rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Heerlen. More adults feel lonely (60% against 56%), more smoke (25% against 22%), more are overweight (62% against 59%) and more report anxiety or depression (54% against 53%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
60%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerlen (62%)
More figures
Lonely
60%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerlen (56%)
Overweight
62%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerlen (59%)
Smokes
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerlen (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heerlen (53%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
60%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerlen (62%)
More figures
Lonely
60%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerlen (56%)
Overweight
62%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerlen (59%)
Smokes
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerlen (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heerlen (53%)
Health
An estimated 60% 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
59.5%
61.6%
Smokes
24.8%
21.6%
Excessive drinking
4.3%
4.5%
Overweight
62.5%
59.2%
Lonely
59.7%
56%
Anxiety or depression feelings
54.1%
52.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
36.7%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking slower than the Heerlen average.
Vrieheide - De Stack has 5,260 inhabitants (2026), or 2,190 per km² (12% higher than in Heerlen). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 8%, against a fall of 1% 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 2014
-8%
▼lower than Heerlen (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerlen
66%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-3%
▼lower than Heerlen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerlen (27%)
Never married
53%
▲5 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 growth since 2014
-8%
▼lower than Heerlen (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerlen
66%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-3%
▼lower than Heerlen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerlen (27%)
Never married
53%
▲5 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 shrank 8% between 2014 and 2026, to 5,260.
Residents, 2026
5,260
-8% since 2014
Heerlen -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,190 residents per km², this wijk is 12% more densely populated than the municipality of Heerlen.
Residents per km²2,190
Dwellings per km²1,123.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.5 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15740
15 to 25605
25 to 451,420
45 to 651,585
65 to 80735
80 and over175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
53% of residents are never married.
Never married2,800
Married1,635
Divorced585
Widowed235
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
59% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,115
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,050
Outside Europe1,090
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
Vrieheide - De Stack has an average of 1.0 cars per household, about the same as in Heerlen (1.0). 13% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Heerlen (16%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerlen (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerlen (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerlen (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Heerlen (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerlen (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Heerlen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerlen (86%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (1%)
Average WOZ value
€179,000
▼55% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
25%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerlen (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerlen (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerlen (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Heerlen (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerlen (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Heerlen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerlen (86%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerlen (1%)
Average WOZ value
€179,000
▼55% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
25%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 115 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie115
Handel en horeca100
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie40
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening80
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg65
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
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 16% in the municipality of Heerlen (2025).
Petrol87.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.6%
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 12% to 13% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
13%▼ 3 percentage points below Heerlen (16%)
+1 pp since 2014
Heerlen +5 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, 2,730 passenger cars and 325 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,730
Motorcycles325
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
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential84%
Retail1%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other12.9%
Explanation
Based on 3,203 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
2,190 residents per km²: 4.1 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,190
NL 539▲ +306% vs NL
Average WOZ value€179,000
NL €398,000▼ −55% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings25%
NL 37%▼ −32% vs NL
Social housing35%
NL 28%▲ +25% vs NL
Single-family dwellings75%
NL 63%▲ +19% 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
06 · Neighbourhoods
Compare the neighbourhoods of Vrieheide - De Stack
Compare the neighbourhoods of Vrieheide - De Stack