The population is shrinking slower than in Simpelveld. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Simpelveld, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Bocholtzerheide is €291,000, 6% higher than in Simpelveld (€274,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 34% in Simpelveld. 86% of the homes are owner-occupied, 21 percentage points more than in Simpelveld (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€291,000
▲6% higher than Simpelveld (€274,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Simpelveld (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲21 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (65%)
Social housing
1%
▼23 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (24%)
Private rent
13%
▲1 percentage point higher than Simpelveld (12%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲13 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (76%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼12 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (23%)
Built before 1945
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (20%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (5%)
Average WOZ value
€291,000
▲6% higher than Simpelveld (€274,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Simpelveld (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲21 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (65%)
Social housing
1%
▼23 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (24%)
Private rent
13%
▲1 percentage point higher than Simpelveld (12%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲13 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (76%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼12 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (23%)
Built before 1945
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (20%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €291,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€291,000▲ 6% above Simpelveld
+31% since 2021
Simpelveld +34%
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: ~€381 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€381/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
175 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €291,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€142NL median
Water board levy€40–
Sewage levy€40€22
Property tax (OZB)€36€26
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€239
Maintenance reserve€223–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Simpelveld's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 325th 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 175 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €291,000.
Levies: Simpelveld'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
Bocholtzerheide has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Bocholtz.
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: €291,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bocholtzerheide
291,000
219
–
Bocholtz
252,000
2,133
–
Prickart-Broek
392,000
118
–
Baneheide
337,000
67
–
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 86% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied86%
Social housing1%
Private rent13%
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
89% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes89%
Multi-family homes11%
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
31% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 22% in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Before 194525.1%
1945-196431.1%
1965-197411.4%
1975-199121.9%
1992-20058.2%
2006-20152.3%
Explanation
Based on 219 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 Simpelveld average.
In 2025, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bocholtzerheide, 12% higher than in Simpelveld (25). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 26%, against a rise of 4% in Simpelveld. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
▲12% higher than Simpelveld (25)
Change since 2021
+26%
▲higher than Simpelveld (+4%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
▲12% higher than Simpelveld (25)
Change since 2021
+26%
▲higher than Simpelveld (+4%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bocholtzerheide registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 25 in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Bocholtzerheide28
The municipality of Simpelveld25
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 Bocholtzerheide is 'Fraud and scams': 12.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.8 in the municipality of Simpelveld.
BocholtzerheideSimpelveld
Fraud and scams12.9
Simpelveld 5.8▲ +122% vs Simpelveld
Traffic10.8
Simpelveld 6.4▲ +69% vs Simpelveld
Violence and threats2.2
Simpelveld 3.0▼ −27% vs Simpelveld
Other and withheld2.2
Simpelveld 1.6▲ +38% vs Simpelveld
Theft and burglary0.0
Simpelveld 5.7▼ −100% vs Simpelveld
Vandalism and public order0.0
Simpelveld 2.7▼ −100% vs Simpelveld
Environmental0.0
Simpelveld 0.1≈ Simpelveld
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 Bocholtzerheide registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 Simpelveld average; green space is below the Simpelveld average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Bocholtzerheide rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Simpelveld. Fewer adults smoke (13% against 15%), fewer feel lonely (42% against 44%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 45%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (38% against 36%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Bocholtzerheide, covering 83% of the area, against 74% in Simpelveld. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 8% in Simpelveld.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▲2 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (36%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (45%)
Lonely
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (44%)
Smokes
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▲2 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (36%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (45%)
Lonely
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (44%)
Smokes
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (3%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 67% in the municipality of Simpelveld (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Simpelveld
Good self-rated health
71.4%
67%
Smokes
13.4%
14.6%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
4.6%
Overweight
56.4%
56.6%
Lonely
42.4%
43.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.8%
44.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
38.4%
36.3%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Traffic2.8%
Built-up6.7%
Recreation6.2%
Agriculture83.1%
Forest and nature1.1%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 1000 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,500 m
–
GP practice
1,300 m
–
Primary school
1,100 m
–
Daycare
1,000 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
0.7
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 shrinking slower than the Simpelveld average.
Bocholtzerheide has 465 inhabitants (2026), or 262 per km² (60% lower than in Simpelveld). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 6%, against no real change in Simpelveld. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Simpelveld was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 31% 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
-6%
▼lower than Simpelveld (-0%)
Turnout, municipality of Simpelveld
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Simpelveld (-0%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (28%)
Married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (44%)
Dutch origin
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (78%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
54%
▲10 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-6%
▼lower than Simpelveld (-0%)
Turnout, municipality of Simpelveld
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Simpelveld (-0%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (28%)
Married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (44%)
Dutch origin
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (78%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
54%
▲10 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 6% between 2021 and 2026, to 465.
Residents, 2026
465
-6% since 2021
Simpelveld +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 262 residents per km², this buurt is 60% less densely populated than the municipality of Simpelveld.
Residents per km²262
Dwellings per km²123.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1555
15 to 2555
25 to 4585
45 to 65150
65 to 8095
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married190
Married225
Divorced25
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
81% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands375
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)75
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
54% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4200
Higher professional, university100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Simpelveld; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Simpelveld voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 31% of the valid votes.
Municipality of SimpelveldThe Netherlands
D66
11%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
30.7%
16.7%
VVD
12.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.2%
12.8%
CDA
14.5%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.4%
4.5%
BBB
3.9%
2.6%
Other
6.7%
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
Bocholtzerheide has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Simpelveld (1.3). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Simpelveld (16%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼11 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
22%
▲7 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (15%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Simpelveld (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▼lower than Simpelveld (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Simpelveld (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
11%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
262
▼51% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼11 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
22%
▲7 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (15%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Simpelveld (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▼lower than Simpelveld (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Simpelveld (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
11%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
262
▼51% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 16% in the municipality of Simpelveld (2025).
Petrol85.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)14.5%
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 11% to 15% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
15%▼ 1 percentage point below Simpelveld (16%)
+4 pp since 2021
Simpelveld +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, 310 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars310
Motorcycles20
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential88.7%
Retail1.6%
Office0.4%
Assembly1.2%
Industrial2.8%
Education0.4%
Sports0.8%
Other7.3%
Explanation
Based on 247 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% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing1%
NL 28%▼ −96% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings11%
NL 37%▼ −70% vs NL
Residents per km²262
NL 539▼ −51% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings86%
NL 57%▲ +51% vs NL
Single-family dwellings89%
NL 63%▲ +41% 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) 2025