Bekkerveld

Bekkerveld is a neighbourhood in the Bekkerveld - Aarveld district of Heerlen, with 1,590 residents and 766 homes. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 67% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€328,000) is 53% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 117 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09173700 · 43 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,590residents1 January 2025

€328,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000

11%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%

117services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Bekkerveld in HeerlenPostcodes in Bekkerveld highlighted; the rest of Heerlen in grey

Map of Heerlen with Bekkerveld highlighted

Who lives here.

1,590 residents in 775 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

16%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

23%

aged 25–44

23%

aged 65 and over

40%

one-person households

31%

households with children

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

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Bekkerveld is €328,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

766homes1 January 2025

67%single-family houses33% flats and apartments

82%owner-occupied4% housing association

3%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

1,040 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³

2,560 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%

35%homes with solar panelsHeerlen: 28%

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

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%

26%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%

2.2%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%

€183,000median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000

74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%

50%with a university or higher professional degreeHeerlen: 23%

15.0%of workers are self-employedHeerlen: 13.0%

1.1cars per householdHeerlen: 0.9

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 71 crimes in Bekkerveld in 2025, 22% fewer than in 2024. That is 44.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds6

Other property crime6

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Assault5

Vehicle theft3

Public violence against people3

Driving under the influence3

Burglary of homes2

Theft from vehicles2

Threats2

Street robbery1

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 Bekkerveld, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.7

Primary pupils living here150

Secondary pupils living here100

Business premises250

Residents per km²4,326

Land area37 ha

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

Schools in Bekkerveld.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Rooms Katholieke Basisschool Sint TarcisiusPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Grotiuscollege Stedelijke Scholengemeenschap voor Lyceum Havo MavoSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Openbaar

Herle College Scholengemeenschap voor Mavo Vbo LwooSecondary school (vmbo) · Bijzonder

VWO van het BernardinuscollegeSecondary school (vwo) · Bijzonder

Sintermeertencollege Scholengemeenschap voor Lyceum Havo MavoSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Bijzonder

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heerlen.

Aarveld Op de Nobel Douve Weien Caumerveld Lindeveld Molenbergpark Bekkerveld - Aarveld district