Heerlen-Centrum

Heerlen-Centrum is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Heerlen, with 2,390 residents and 1,634 homes. 29% of homes are owner-occupied and 7% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€216,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 152 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09173300 · 66 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,390residents1 January 2025

€216,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000

7%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%

152services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Heerlen-Centrum in HeerlenPostcodes in Heerlen-Centrum highlighted; the rest of Heerlen in grey

Map of Heerlen with Heerlen-Centrum highlighted

Who lives here.

2,390 residents in 1,600 households, 1.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

30%

aged 25–44

33%

aged 65 and over

66%

one-person households

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 Heerlen-Centrum is €216,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

1,634homes1 January 2025

7%single-family houses93% flats and apartments

29%owner-occupied29% housing association

11%built in the last ten years15% unoccupied

400 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³

2,150 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh

37%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%

4%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 Heerlen-Centrum compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

71%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%

4%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%

7.7%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%

€5,000median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000

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

34%with a university or higher professional degreeHeerlen: 23%

12.0%of workers are self-employedHeerlen: 13.0%

0.5cars 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 839 crimes in Heerlen-Centrum in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 351.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds97

Other property crime74

Theft from vehicles65

Assault58

Driving under the influence48

Vandalism and criminal damage45

Threats36

Pickpocketing7

Public violence against people7

Vehicle theft2

Street robbery2

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 Heerlen-Centrum, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.4

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises555

Residents per km²5,682

Land area42 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heerlen.

't Loon Op de Nobel Lindeveld Hoppersgraaf Schandelen Eikenderveld Heerlen-Centrum district