The population is shrinking about as fast as in Kerkrade. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Kerkrade, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Kerkrade-Noord is €228,000, 7% higher than in Kerkrade (€214,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 63%, against a rise of 65% in Kerkrade. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in Kerkrade (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€228,000
▲7% higher than Kerkrade (€214,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+63%
▼lower than Kerkrade (+65%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▲10 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (53%)
Social housing
25%
▼7 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (32%)
Private rent
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (15%)
Single-family dwellings
74%
▲10 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (64%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▲5 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (11%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▼5 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (21%)
Built before 1945
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (20%)
Average WOZ value
€228,000
▲7% higher than Kerkrade (€214,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+63%
▼lower than Kerkrade (+65%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▲10 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (53%)
Social housing
25%
▼7 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (32%)
Private rent
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (15%)
Single-family dwellings
74%
▲10 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (64%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▲5 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (11%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▼5 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (21%)
Built before 1945
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 63% between 2014 and 2025, to €228,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€228,000▲ 7% above Kerkrade
+63% since 2014
Kerkrade +65%
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: ~€293 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€293/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
128 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €228,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€118NL median
Water board levy€38–
Property tax (OZB)€33€20
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€175
Maintenance reserve€163–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Kerkrade's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 275th 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 128 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €228,000.
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
Kerkrade-Noord has the highest WOZ value of the 3 wijken in the municipality of Kerkrade.
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: €228,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kerkrade-Noord
228,000
6,489
–
Kerkrade-West
222,000
7,373
–
Kerkrade-Oost
199,000
10,173
–
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 63% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied63%
Social housing25%
Private rent11%
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
74% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes74%
Multi-family homes26%
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
30% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Before 194517.8%
1945-196416.4%
1965-197414.3%
1975-199129.7%
1992-200516.4%
2006-20153.2%
2016 and later2.1%
Explanation
Based on 6,525 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 Kerkrade-Noord, 20% lower than in Kerkrade (50). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 8%, 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
-8%
▼lower than Kerkrade (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.2
▲33% higher than Kerkrade (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
40
▼20% lower than Kerkrade (50)
Change since 2021
-8%
▼lower than Kerkrade (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.2
▲33% higher than Kerkrade (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kerkrade-Noord registered 40 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 50 in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Kerkrade-Noord40
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 Kerkrade-Noord is 'Theft and burglary': 11.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 16.8 in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Kerkrade-NoordKerkrade
Theft and burglary11.9
Kerkrade 16.8▼ −29% vs Kerkrade
Traffic7.6
Kerkrade 11.5▼ −34% vs Kerkrade
Fraud and scams6.6
Kerkrade 6.0▲ +10% vs Kerkrade
Violence and threats5.5
Kerkrade 5.8▼ −5% vs Kerkrade
Vandalism and public order4.9
Kerkrade 6.4▼ −23% vs Kerkrade
Other and withheld2.7
Kerkrade 2.9▼ −7% vs Kerkrade
Environmental0.3
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 Kerkrade-Noord registered 34 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 above the Kerkrade average; green space is above the Kerkrade average.
An estimated 64% of adults in Kerkrade-Noord rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Kerkrade. Fewer adults smoke (20% against 22%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (49% against 51%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (38% against 36%) and more drink excessively (5% against 4%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Kerkrade-Noord, covering 51% of the area, against 51% in Kerkrade. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 22% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 21% in Kerkrade.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
64%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (62%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (21%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (36%)
Smokes
20%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (22%)
Lonely
54%
▼1 percentage point lower than Kerkrade (55%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
17%
▲6 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (11%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (10%)
Other built-up, share of the area
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
64%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (62%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (21%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (36%)
Smokes
20%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (22%)
Lonely
54%
▼1 percentage point lower than Kerkrade (55%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
17%
▲6 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (11%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (10%)
Other built-up, share of the area
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (5%)
Health
An estimated 64% 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
64.2%
62.1%
Smokes
20.3%
21.5%
Excessive drinking
4.7%
4.2%
Overweight
61.8%
61.9%
Lonely
53.8%
54.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
50.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.6%
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
22% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 21% in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Traffic6.8%
Built-up51.1%
Other built-up3.3%
Recreation4.6%
Agriculture16.7%
Forest and nature17.1%
Water0.3%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking about as fast as the Kerkrade average.
Kerkrade-Noord has 13,015 inhabitants (2026), or 1,978 per km² (5% lower than in Kerkrade). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 2%, the same as 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 2014
-2%
=about the same as Kerkrade (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Kerkrade
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
=about the same as Kerkrade (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (28%)
Never married
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Kerkrade (44%)
Dutch origin
68%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
37%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-2%
=about the same as Kerkrade (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Kerkrade
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
=about the same as Kerkrade (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (28%)
Never married
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Kerkrade (44%)
Dutch origin
68%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
37%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2014 and 2026, to 13,015.
Residents, 2026
13,015
-2% since 2014
Kerkrade -2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,978 residents per km², this wijk is 5% less densely populated than the municipality of Kerkrade.
Residents per km²1,978
Dwellings per km²986.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.5 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
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,615
15 to 251,205
25 to 453,025
45 to 653,765
65 to 802,670
80 and over735
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
43% of residents are never married.
Never married5,560
Married5,265
Divorced1,360
Widowed835
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
68% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands8,890
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)2,755
Outside Europe1,375
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo13,560
Havo, vwo, mbo2-44,460
Higher professional, university1,890
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
Kerkrade-Noord has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in Kerkrade (1.1). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Kerkrade (15%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (23%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (6%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Kerkrade (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+7 pp
▲higher than Kerkrade (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (84%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Kerkrade (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
=about the same as Kerkrade (3%)
Average WOZ value
€228,000
▼43% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
26%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (23%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (6%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Kerkrade (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Kerkrade (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+7 pp
▲higher than Kerkrade (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (84%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Kerkrade (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
=about the same as Kerkrade (3%)
Average WOZ value
€228,000
▼43% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
26%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 210 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie180
Handel en horeca210
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie80
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening200
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg185
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten155
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 15% in the municipality of Kerkrade (2025).
Petrol84.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.7%
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 9% to 16% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▲ 1 percentage point above Kerkrade (15%)
+7 pp since 2014
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, 7,415 passenger cars and 670 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars7,415
Motorcycles670
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 industrial (3%).
Residential87.2%
Retail1.1%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial3.1%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other7.4%
Explanation
Based on 7,482 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
1,978 residents per km²: 3.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,978
NL 539▲ +267% vs NL
Average WOZ value€228,000
NL €398,000▼ −43% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings26%
NL 37%▼ −30% vs NL
Private rent11%
NL 14%▼ −21% vs NL
Single-family dwellings74%
NL 63%▲ +18% 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