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Brunssum-Oost

CBS name: Wijk 03 Brunssum-Oost

Brunssum-Oost is one of 5 districts in Brunssum, with 4,320 residents and 2,038 homes in 5 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €222,000 is 6% below the municipal average. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 089903 · 5 neighbourhoods · 103 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,320residents1 January 2025
€222,000average WOZ home valueBrunssum: €237,000
26%green within 500 mBrunssum: 21%
67services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Brunssum-Oost in BrunssumPostcodes in Brunssum-Oost highlighted; the rest of Brunssum in grey
Map of Brunssum with Brunssum-Oost highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Brunssum-Oost.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 38 neighbourhoods in Brunssum.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Oeloven990€306k89%98%36%24%57
De Eggen1,735€200k44%92%17%21%69
Schuttersveld940€198k58%75%30%29%70
De Heide5–––0%57%58
Kleikoelen210€167k17%76%29%38%62

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Brunssum-Oost is €222,000, against €237,000 in Brunssum.

2,038homes7 newly built in 2025
88%single-family houses12% flats and apartments
58%owner-occupied35% housing association
8%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
830 m³gas per home per yearBrunssum: 820 m³
2,770 kWhelectricity per home per yearBrunssum: 2,680 kWh
9%homes off the gas gridBrunssum: 4%
39%homes with solar panelsBrunssum: 33%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Brunssum-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

50%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBrunssum: 47%
8%in the top 20% nationallyBrunssum: 12%
4.9%of residents live below the poverty lineBrunssum: 3.3%
€58,000median household wealthBrunssum: €84,000
59.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBrunssum: 63.0%
13%with a university or higher professional degreeBrunssum: 22%
10.0%of workers are self-employedBrunssum: 11.0%
1.1cars per householdBrunssum: 1.1

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 249 crimes in Brunssum-Oost in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 57.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.9 across Brunssum.

Driving under the influence47
Vandalism and criminal damage30
Other property crime16
Assault14
Theft from vehicles12
Theft of bicycles and mopeds12
Threats10
Vehicle theft8
Burglary of homes4

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Brunssum-Oost, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket1.2 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.6
Primary pupils living here370
Secondary pupils living here210
Business premises350
Residents per km²768
Land area562 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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