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Margraten

CBS name: Wijk 02 Margraten

Margraten is one of 6 districts in Eijsden-Margraten, with 4,290 residents and 1,933 homes in 6 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €393,000 is 4% below the municipal average. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 190302 · 6 neighbourhoods · 105 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,290residents1 January 2025
€393,000average WOZ home valueEijsden-Margraten: €408,000
21%green within 500 mEijsden-Margraten: 27%
33services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Margraten in Eijsden-MargratenPostcodes in Margraten highlighted; the rest of Eijsden-Margraten in grey
Map of Eijsden-Margraten with Margraten highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Margraten.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 33 neighbourhoods in Eijsden-Margraten.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Margraten3,505€378k75%79%32%18%33
Termaar90€532k94%92%33%38%6
Groot- en Klein-Welsden245€493k84%86%20%32%15
't Rooth35–––29%13%3
Scheulder305€430k81%85%31%58%3
Gasthuis-Wolfshuis110€455k44%50%18%27%3

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 Margraten is €393,000, against €408,000 in Eijsden-Margraten.

1,933homes2 newly built in 2025
79%single-family houses21% flats and apartments
75%owner-occupied11% housing association
7%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
990 m³gas per home per yearEijsden-Margraten: 1,050 m³
3,140 kWhelectricity per home per yearEijsden-Margraten: 3,120 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridEijsden-Margraten: 4%
53%homes with solar panelsEijsden-Margraten: 51%

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 Margraten compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEijsden-Margraten: 29%
23%in the top 20% nationallyEijsden-Margraten: 26%
1.5%of residents live below the poverty lineEijsden-Margraten: 1.7%
€318,000median household wealthEijsden-Margraten: €295,000
73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEijsden-Margraten: 72.0%
36%with a university or higher professional degreeEijsden-Margraten: 39%
19.0%of workers are self-employedEijsden-Margraten: 18.0%
1.2cars per householdEijsden-Margraten: 1.2

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 82 crimes in Margraten in 2025, 14% more than in 2024. That is 19.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 23.2 across Eijsden-Margraten.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds15
Other property crime5
Driving under the influence5
Vehicle theft3
Burglary of homes2
Theft from vehicles2
Pickpocketing2
Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Margraten, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.6
Primary pupils living here340
Secondary pupils living here190
Business premises605
Residents per km²292
Land area1,473 ha

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

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