The population is shrinking slower than in Sittard-Geleen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Sittard-Centrum is €303,000, 12% higher than in Sittard-Geleen (€271,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 66%, against a rise of 73% in Sittard-Geleen. 50% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points less than in Sittard-Geleen (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€303,000
▲12% higher than Sittard-Geleen (€271,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+66%
▼lower than Sittard-Geleen (+73%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼9 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (59%)
Social housing
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (28%)
Private rent
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (14%)
Single-family dwellings
54%
▼14 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (68%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (19%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (3%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (25%)
Average WOZ value
€303,000
▲12% higher than Sittard-Geleen (€271,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+66%
▼lower than Sittard-Geleen (+73%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼9 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (59%)
Social housing
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (28%)
Private rent
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (14%)
Single-family dwellings
54%
▼14 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (68%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (19%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (3%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (25%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 66% between 2014 and 2025, to €303,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€303,000▲ 12% above Sittard-Geleen
+66% since 2014
Sittard-Geleen +73%
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: ~€304 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€304/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
127 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €303,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€131NL median
Property tax (OZB)€42€27
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€173
Maintenance reserve€162–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Sittard-Geleen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 296th 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 127 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €303,000.
Levies: Sittard-Geleen'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
Sittard-Centrum has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 7 wijken in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.
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: €303,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Sittard-Centrum
303,000
7,335
–
Sittard-West
255,000
9,572
–
Overhoven
317,000
2,202
–
Sittard-Oost
328,000
2,297
–
Kemperkoul
241,000
16,456
–
Kollenberg-Park Leyenbroek
306,000
4,150
–
Sittard-Zuid
310,000
2,278
–
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 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied50%
Social housing24%
Private rent26%
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
54% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes54%
Multi-family homes46%
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
25% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 14% in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.
Before 194524.8%
1945-196420.5%
1965-19747%
1975-199121.4%
1992-200513%
2006-20155%
2016 and later8.3%
Explanation
Based on 7,538 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 Sittard-Geleen average.
In 2025, 79 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Sittard-Centrum, 58% higher than in Sittard-Geleen (50). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 7%, against no real change in Sittard-Geleen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
79
▲58% higher than Sittard-Geleen (50)
Change since 2021
+7%
▲higher than Sittard-Geleen (-0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▲19% higher than Sittard-Geleen (2.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
79
▲58% higher than Sittard-Geleen (50)
Change since 2021
+7%
▲higher than Sittard-Geleen (-0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▲19% higher than Sittard-Geleen (2.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Sittard-Centrum registered 79 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 50 in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.
Sittard-Centrum79
The municipality of Sittard-Geleen50
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 Sittard-Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 34.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.1 in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.
Sittard-CentrumSittard-Geleen
Theft and burglary34.5
Sittard-Geleen 18.1▲ +91% vs Sittard-Geleen
Violence and threats12.4
Sittard-Geleen 6.3▲ +97% vs Sittard-Geleen
Traffic12.1
Sittard-Geleen 10.9▲ +11% vs Sittard-Geleen
Vandalism and public order8.9
Sittard-Geleen 5.9▲ +51% vs Sittard-Geleen
Fraud and scams5.9
Sittard-Geleen 5.4▲ +9% vs Sittard-Geleen
Other and withheld4.8
Sittard-Geleen 3.4▲ +41% vs Sittard-Geleen
Environmental0.6
Sittard-Geleen 0.3≈ Sittard-Geleen
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 Sittard-Centrum registered 56 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 above the Sittard-Geleen average; green space is above the Sittard-Geleen average.
An estimated 68% of adults in Sittard-Centrum rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Sittard-Geleen. Fewer adults are overweight (53% against 57%), but more feel lonely (52% against 51%), more report anxiety or depression (49% against 48%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (43% against 42%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Sittard-Centrum, covering 53% of the area, against 40% in Sittard-Geleen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 13% of the area, 3 percentage points above the 10% in Sittard-Geleen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▲3 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (10%)
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Overweight
53%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (57%)
Meets physical activity guideline
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (42%)
Excessive drinking
5%
=about the same as Sittard-Geleen (5%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
53%
▲13 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
30%
▼7 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (37%)
Other built-up, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▲3 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (10%)
More figures
Overweight
53%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (57%)
Meets physical activity guideline
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (42%)
Excessive drinking
5%
=about the same as Sittard-Geleen (5%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
53%
▲13 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
30%
▼7 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (37%)
Other built-up, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (4%)
Health
An estimated 68% 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
67.6%
66.7%
Smokes
18%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
4.8%
Overweight
52.8%
57.1%
Lonely
51.5%
51.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.8%
48.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.3%
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
13% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up53.1%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation7.2%
Agriculture30.2%
Forest and nature5.4%
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 slower than the Sittard-Geleen average.
Sittard-Centrum has 4,150 inhabitants (2026), or 4,463 per km² (3.8 times as high as in Sittard-Geleen). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 66%, against a fall of 1% 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
Population growth since 2014
-66%
▼lower than Sittard-Geleen (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Sittard-Geleen
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Sittard-Geleen (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (24%)
Never married
54%
▲8 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (46%)
Dutch origin
64%
▼10 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%)
Population growth since 2014
-66%
▼lower than Sittard-Geleen (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Sittard-Geleen
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Sittard-Geleen (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (24%)
Never married
54%
▲8 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (46%)
Dutch origin
64%
▼10 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%)
Population per year
The population shrank 66% between 2014 and 2026, to 4,150.
Residents, 2026
4,150
-66% since 2014
Sittard-Geleen -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,463 residents per km², this wijk is 3.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.
Residents per km²4,463
Dwellings per km²7,887.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.1 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 25 and 45.
0 to 15245
15 to 25535
25 to 451,215
45 to 65860
65 to 80765
80 and over540
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married2,255
Married1,000
Divorced455
Widowed445
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
64% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,670
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)915
Outside Europe565
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
Sittard-Centrum has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 25% lower than in Sittard-Geleen (1.2). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Sittard-Geleen (20%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼25% lower than Sittard-Geleen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sittard-Geleen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Sittard-Geleen (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (1%)
Private rent
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€303,000
▼24% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
46%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼25% lower than Sittard-Geleen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sittard-Geleen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Sittard-Geleen (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sittard-Geleen (1%)
Private rent
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€303,000
▼24% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
46%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 490 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie165
Handel en horeca420
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie95
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed105
Zakelijke dienstverlening490
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg360
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten215
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen (2025).
Petrol80.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.3%
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 19% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 1 percentage point below Sittard-Geleen (20%)
+8 pp since 2014
Sittard-Geleen +7 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, 6,745 passenger cars and 475 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars6,745
Motorcycles475
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (4%).
Residential87.8%
Retail4.4%
Office1.8%
Assembly1.9%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial0.4%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other4.1%
Explanation
Based on 8,588 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
4,463 residents per km²: 8.3 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,463
NL 539▲ +728% vs NL
Private rent26%
NL 14%▲ +86% vs NL
Average WOZ value€303,000
NL €398,000▼ −24% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings46%
NL 37%▲ +24% vs NL
Social housing24%
NL 28%▼ −14% 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