Burettestraat en omgeving

Burettestraat en omgeving is a neighbourhood in the Meezenbroek-Schaesbergerveld district of Heerlen, with 345 residents and 270 homes. 15% of homes are owner-occupied and 32% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€124,000) is 42% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 86 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09173201 · 9 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

345residents1 January 2025

€124,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000

30%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%

86services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Burettestraat en omgeving in HeerlenPostcodes in Burettestraat en omgeving highlighted; the rest of Heerlen in grey

Map of Heerlen with Burettestraat en omgeving highlighted

Who lives here.

345 residents in 220 households, 1.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

16%

aged 25–44

45%

aged 65 and over

73%

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 Burettestraat en omgeving is €124,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

270homes1 January 2025

32%single-family houses68% flats and apartments

15%owner-occupied30% housing association

0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

630 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³

1,700 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh

0%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%

3%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 Burettestraat en omgeving compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

85%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%

2%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%

13.2%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%

€4,000median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000

43.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%

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 54 crimes in Burettestraat en omgeving in 2025, 14% fewer than in 2024. That is 156.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Threats8

Assault7

Other property crime4

Vandalism and criminal damage4

Driving under the influence4

Theft from vehicles2

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 Burettestraat en omgeving, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km

Large supermarket1.2 km

Day nursery1.0 km

Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.2

Primary pupils living here10

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises25

Residents per km²1,439

Land area24 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heerlen.

Meezenbroek Grasbroek Palemig Schandelen Hoppersgraaf Schaesbergerveld Meezenbroek-Schaesbergerveld district