The population is growing faster than in Kerkrade. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Kerkrade, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Heilust is €208,000, 3% lower than in Kerkrade (€214,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 37%, against a rise of 31% in Kerkrade. 34% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points less than in Kerkrade (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€208,000
▼3% lower than Kerkrade (€214,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▲higher than Kerkrade (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
34%
▼19 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (53%)
Social housing
60%
▲28 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (32%)
Private rent
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (15%)
Single-family dwellings
73%
▲9 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (64%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼11 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (13%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (11%)
Built 1975–1991
24%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (27%)
Average WOZ value
€208,000
▼3% lower than Kerkrade (€214,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▲higher than Kerkrade (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
34%
▼19 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (53%)
Social housing
60%
▲28 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (32%)
Private rent
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (15%)
Single-family dwellings
73%
▲9 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (64%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼11 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (13%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (11%)
Built 1975–1991
24%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (27%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 37% between 2021 and 2025, to €208,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€208,000▼ 3% below Kerkrade
+37% since 2021
Kerkrade +31%
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: ~€278 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€278/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
120 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €208,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€115NL median
Water board levy€38–
Property tax (OZB)€30€18
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€163
Maintenance reserve€152–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Kerkrade's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 267th 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 120 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €208,000.
Levies: Kerkrade'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
Heilust has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Kerkrade-West.
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: €208,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Heilust
208,000
1,363
–
Spekholzerheide
212,000
1,824
–
Terwinselen
256,000
1,862
–
Kaalheide
218,000
1,324
–
Gracht
200,000
988
–
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 social housing, at 60% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied34%
Social housing60%
Private rent6%
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
73% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes73%
Multi-family homes27%
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 between 1945 and 1964, against 21% in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Before 194518.4%
1945-196434.9%
1965-19741.8%
1975-199124.1%
1992-200514.1%
2006-20153.2%
2016 and later3.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,362 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 Kerkrade average.
In 2025, 40 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Heilust, 20% lower than in Kerkrade (50). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 13%, against a fall of 4% in Kerkrade. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
40
▼20% lower than Kerkrade (50)
Change since 2021
-13%
▼lower than Kerkrade (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼38% lower than Kerkrade (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
40
▼20% lower than Kerkrade (50)
Change since 2021
-13%
▼lower than Kerkrade (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼38% lower than Kerkrade (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Heilust registered 40 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 50 in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Heilust40
The municipality of Kerkrade50
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 Heilust is 'Traffic': 11.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.5 in the municipality of Kerkrade.
HeilustKerkrade
Traffic11.7
Kerkrade 11.5≈ Kerkrade
Theft and burglary10.5
Kerkrade 16.8▼ −38% vs Kerkrade
Vandalism and public order5.1
Kerkrade 6.4▼ −20% vs Kerkrade
Violence and threats5.1
Kerkrade 5.8▼ −12% vs Kerkrade
Fraud and scams3.9
Kerkrade 6.0▼ −35% vs Kerkrade
Other and withheld3.9
Kerkrade 2.9▲ +34% vs Kerkrade
Environmental0.0
Kerkrade 0.3≈ Kerkrade
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 Heilust registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 Kerkrade average; green space is above the Kerkrade average.
An estimated 58% of adults in Heilust rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points less than in Kerkrade. More adults are overweight (66% against 62%), more smoke (25% against 22%) and more report anxiety or depression (54% against 51%), but fewer drink excessively (3% against 4%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Heilust, covering 63% of the area, against 51% in Kerkrade. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 28% of the area, 7 percentage points above the 21% in Kerkrade.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
58%
▼4 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (62%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
28%
▲7 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (21%)
More figures
Overweight
66%
▲4 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (62%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (51%)
Smokes
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (22%)
Lonely
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (55%)
Recreation, share of the area
28%
▲18 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (10%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲12 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (51%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
58%
▼4 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (62%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
28%
▲7 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (21%)
More figures
Overweight
66%
▲4 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (62%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (51%)
Smokes
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (22%)
Lonely
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (55%)
Recreation, share of the area
28%
▲18 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (10%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲12 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (51%)
Health
An estimated 58% of adults rate their own health as good, against 62% in the municipality of Kerkrade (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Kerkrade
Good self-rated health
57.6%
62.1%
Smokes
24.8%
21.5%
Excessive drinking
3.3%
4.2%
Overweight
66.5%
61.9%
Lonely
56.4%
54.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
50.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
36.5%
36.1%
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
28% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 21% in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Traffic1.5%
Built-up63.2%
Other built-up5.9%
Recreation27.9%
Agriculture1.5%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
400 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.5
GP practices
–
1.3
Daycares
–
1.9
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 Kerkrade average.
Heilust has 2,590 inhabitants (2026), or 3,819 per km² (83% higher than in Kerkrade). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 1% in Kerkrade. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Kerkrade was 68%, 10 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 37% 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 Kerkrade (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Kerkrade
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Kerkrade (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (28%)
Never married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (44%)
Dutch origin
65%
=about the same as Kerkrade (65%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
49%
▲12 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (37%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
37%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Kerkrade (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Kerkrade
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Kerkrade (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (28%)
Never married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (44%)
Dutch origin
65%
=about the same as Kerkrade (65%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
49%
▲12 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (37%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
37%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,590.
Residents, 2026
2,590
+3% since 2021
Kerkrade +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,819 residents per km², this buurt is 83% more densely populated than the municipality of Kerkrade.
Residents per km²3,819
Dwellings per km²2,004.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15345
15 to 25275
25 to 45580
45 to 65745
65 to 80525
80 and over120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married1,250
Married840
Divorced320
Widowed175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
65% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,675
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)490
Outside Europe420
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1970
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4760
Higher professional, university250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Kerkrade; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 68% of eligible voters in Kerkrade voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 37% of the valid votes.
Municipality of KerkradeThe Netherlands
D66
9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
37.4%
16.7%
VVD
10.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.9%
12.8%
CDA
9.5%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.8%
2.6%
Other
9.9%
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
Heilust has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 9% lower than in Kerkrade (1.1). 12% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Kerkrade (15%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲7 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▼4 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Kerkrade (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Kerkrade (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (3%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Kerkrade (1%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
60%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€208,000
▼48% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲7 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▼4 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Kerkrade (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Kerkrade (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (3%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Kerkrade (1%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
60%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€208,000
▼48% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
12% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 15% in the municipality of Kerkrade (2025).
Petrol87.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.4%
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 8% to 12% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
12%▼ 3 percentage points below Kerkrade (15%)
+4 pp since 2021
Kerkrade +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, 1,255 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,255
Motorcycles60
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).
Residential87.1%
Retail1.2%
Office0.3%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial0.4%
Sports0.1%
Other10%
Explanation
Based on 1,564 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
3,819 residents per km²: 7.1 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,819
NL 539▲ +609% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Social housing60%
NL 28%▲ +114% vs NL
Average WOZ value€208,000
NL €398,000▼ −48% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings34%
NL 57%▼ −40% 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