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Heerlerheide-Kom

Heerlerheide-Kom is a neighbourhood in the Heerlerheide - Passart district of Heerlen, with 3,390 residents and 1,989 homes. 32% of homes are owner-occupied and 48% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€177,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 50 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09172101 · 71 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,390residents1 January 2025
€177,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000
20%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%
50services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Heerlerheide-Kom in HeerlenPostcodes in Heerlerheide-Kom highlighted; the rest of Heerlen in grey
Map of Heerlen with Heerlerheide-Kom highlighted

Who lives here.

3,390 residents in 1,845 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

11%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
33%
aged 65 and over
51%
one-person households
23%
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 Heerlerheide-Kom is €177,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

1,989homes1 January 2025
48%single-family houses52% flats and apartments
32%owner-occupied52% housing association
2%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
700 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³
2,230 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh
11%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%
25%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 Heerlerheide-Kom compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

68%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%
5%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%
5.3%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%
€12,000median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000
54.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%
15%with a university or higher professional degreeHeerlen: 23%
12.0%of workers are self-employedHeerlen: 13.0%
0.8cars 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 192 crimes in Heerlerheide-Kom in 2025, 10% fewer than in 2024. That is 56.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Other property crime17
Vandalism and criminal damage16
Threats12
Assault11
Driving under the influence11
Vehicle theft8
Theft of bicycles and mopeds7
Burglary of homes5
Theft from vehicles5
Pickpocketing1

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 Heerlerheide-Kom, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.1
Primary pupils living here220
Secondary pupils living here110
Business premises290
Residents per km²5,281
Land area64 ha

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

Schools in Heerlerheide-Kom.

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

RK BS De GanzerikPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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.

RennemigPronsebroekPassartVrieheideNieuw-EindeHeksenbergHeerlerheide - Passart district