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 Sittard-Geleen average; green space is above the Sittard-Geleen average.

An estimated 74% of adults in Linde rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Sittard-Geleen. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 51%), fewer are overweight (48% against 57%), fewer smoke (10% against 18%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 48%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Linde, covering 76% of the area, against 40% in Sittard-Geleen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 10% in Sittard-Geleen.

Key figures

Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
7 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (10%)
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Lonely
41%
10 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (51%)
Overweight
48%
9 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
8 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (48%)
Smokes
10%
8 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
36 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
9%
28 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (37%)
Traffic, share of the area
2%
3 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (5%)

Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
7 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (67%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (10%)

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Lonely
41%
10 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (51%)
Overweight
48%
9 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
8 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (48%)
Smokes
10%
8 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (18%)

Built-up, share of the area
76%
36 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
9%
28 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (37%)
Traffic, share of the area
2%
3 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (5%)

Health

An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 67% in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Sittard-Geleen

Good self-rated health

74%

66.7%

Smokes

10.1%

17.8%

Excessive drinking

5.7%

4.8%

Overweight

48.3%

57.1%

Lonely

41.4%

51.4%

Anxiety or depression feelings

40.1%

48.5%

Meets physical activity guideline

47.5%

41.9%

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

11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.

Traffic1.8%
Built-up76.5%
Other built-up0.6%
Recreation7.1%
Agriculture8.8%
Forest and nature4.1%
Water1.2%

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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	1,300 m	–
GP practice	1,300 m	–
Primary school	600 m	–
Daycare	600 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	0.4
GP practices	–	0.5
Daycares	–	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

35% are between 45 and 65, against 27% in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.

Linde has 395 inhabitants (2026), or 7,462 per km² (6.3 times as high as in Sittard-Geleen). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen was 72%, 6 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 26% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures

Turnout, municipality of Sittard-Geleen
72%
6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Aged 45 to 65
35%
8 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (27%)
Never married
63%
17 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (46%)
Dutch origin
53%
21 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (74%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
26%
9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Turnout, municipality of Sittard-Geleen
72%
6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)

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Aged 45 to 65
35%
8 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (27%)
Never married
63%
17 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (46%)

Dutch origin
53%
21 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (74%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
26%
9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Density

With 7,462 residents per km², this buurt is 6.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.

Residents per km²7,462

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by age group

35% of residents are between 45 and 65.

0 to 1545
15 to 2535
25 to 45115
45 to 65135
65 to 8055
80 and over5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

63% of residents are never married.

Never married250
Married80
Divorced55
Widowed10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

53% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands210
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)135
Outside Europe50

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Sittard-Geleen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 72% of eligible voters in Sittard-Geleen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 26% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Sittard-GeleenThe Netherlands

D66

14.3%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

26.3%

16.7%

VVD

12.4%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

11.3%

12.8%

CDA

14.2%

11.8%

JA21

5.3%

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

5.1%

4.5%

BBB

1.7%

2.6%

Other

9.3%

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

Key figures

Business services, share of businesses
37%
13 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
11 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
8 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (14%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
7 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
2 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
2 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (2%)

Business services, share of businesses
37%
13 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
11 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
8 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (14%)

Residential, share of addresses
95%
7 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
2 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
2 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (2%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 160 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5

Nijverheid en energie25

Handel en horeca35

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed50

Zakelijke dienstverlening160

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg95

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten40

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Addresses by building use

95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (1.0%).

Residential94.9%
Retail0.2%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.8%
Healthcare1%
Industrial0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other2.7%

Explanation

Based on 1,970 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

7,462 residents per km²: 14 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands

Residents per km²7,462

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 Sittard-Geleen

Other neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen

Drakenveld	255	–
Stationskwartier	1,240	–
Binnenstad Sittard	2,260	–

Living in Linde (Sittard-Geleen): WOZ, prices & safety