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Brunssum-West

CBS name: Wijk 01 Brunssum-West

Brunssum-West is one of 5 districts in Brunssum, with 7,010 residents and 3,422 homes in 6 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €277,000 is 17% above the municipal average. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 089901 · 6 neighbourhoods · 181 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
7,010residents1 January 2025
€277,000average WOZ home valueBrunssum: €237,000
19%green within 500 mBrunssum: 21%
42services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Brunssum-West in BrunssumPostcodes in Brunssum-West highlighted; the rest of Brunssum in grey
Map of Brunssum with Brunssum-West highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Brunssum-West.

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

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Klingelsberg570€237k77%88%26%27%30
Op de Vos1,405€265k79%92%30%20%36
Treebeek-Zuid1,810€215k38%71%24%23%45
Emma1,290–52%56%27%21%82
Amstenraderveld440€535k87%99%26%15%28
Treebeek-Noord1,485€266k86%91%19%12%51

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-West is €277,000, against €237,000 in Brunssum.

3,422homes40 newly built in 2025
79%single-family houses21% flats and apartments
64%owner-occupied28% housing association
6%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied
830 m³gas per home per yearBrunssum: 820 m³
2,820 kWhelectricity per home per yearBrunssum: 2,680 kWh
4%homes off the gas gridBrunssum: 4%
40%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-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

39%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBrunssum: 47%
16%in the top 20% nationallyBrunssum: 12%
2.5%of residents live below the poverty lineBrunssum: 3.3%
€108,000median household wealthBrunssum: €84,000
66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBrunssum: 63.0%
25%with a university or higher professional degreeBrunssum: 22%
11.0%of workers are self-employedBrunssum: 11.0%
1.2cars 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 268 crimes in Brunssum-West in 2025, 7% more than in 2024. That is 38.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.9 across Brunssum.

Driving under the influence38
Vandalism and criminal damage32
Other property crime20
Assault12
Vehicle theft10
Theft of bicycles and mopeds10
Threats8
Theft from vehicles4
Public violence against people2
Burglary of homes1

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-West, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.7
Primary pupils living here570
Secondary pupils living here360
Business premises520
Residents per km²2,268
Land area309 ha

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

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