Terschuren

Terschuren is a neighbourhood in the Maria Gewanden - Terschuren district of Heerlen, with 485 residents and 239 homes. 51% of homes are owner-occupied and 99% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€314,000) is 47% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 43 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09171001 · 18 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

485residents1 January 2025

€314,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000

50%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%

43services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Heerlen with Terschuren highlighted

Who lives here.

485 residents in 235 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

17%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

23%

aged 25–44

25%

aged 65 and over

32%

one-person households

38%

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 Terschuren is €314,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

239homes1 January 2025

99%single-family houses1% flats and apartments

51%owner-occupied45% housing association

0%built in the last ten years10% unoccupied

1,240 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³

3,230 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%

29%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 Terschuren compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

48%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%

12%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%

6.9%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%

€33,000median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000

49.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%

16.0%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 14 crimes in Terschuren in 2025, 13% fewer than in 2024. That is 28.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Vehicle theft3

Other property crime2

Assault1

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 Terschuren, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.9 km

Large supermarket1.3 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.1

Primary pupils living here30

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises45

Residents per km²853

Land area57 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heerlen.

Maria Gewanden Nieuw Lotbroek-Noord Hoensbroek-Centrum Mariarade-Noord Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid Mariarade-Zuid Maria Gewanden - Terschuren district