Hoppersgraaf

Hoppersgraaf is a neighbourhood in the Schandelen - Grasbroek district of Heerlen, with 1,155 residents and 677 homes. 21% of homes are owner-occupied and 26% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€166,000) is 22% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 139 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09173103 · 26 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,155residents1 January 2025

€166,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000

12%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%

139services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Heerlen with Hoppersgraaf highlighted

Who lives here.

1,155 residents in 765 households, 1.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

10%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

35%

aged 25–44

15%

aged 65 and over

70%

one-person households

17%

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 Hoppersgraaf is €166,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

677homes1 January 2025

26%single-family houses74% flats and apartments

21%owner-occupied54% housing association

12%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

590 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³

1,950 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh

12%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%

11%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 Hoppersgraaf compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

72%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%

4%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%

12.7%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%

€2,000median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000

58.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%

24%with a university or higher professional degreeHeerlen: 23%

11.0%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 172 crimes in Hoppersgraaf in 2025, 6% more than in 2024. That is 148.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Other property crime19

Driving under the influence19

Vandalism and criminal damage16

Theft of bicycles and mopeds14

Assault12

Theft from vehicles8

Threats8

Street robbery3

Burglary of homes2

Public violence against people1

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 Hoppersgraaf, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.7 km

Day nursery0.2 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.1

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises210

Residents per km²3,434

Land area34 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heerlen.

Schandelen Heerlen-Centrum Grasbroek Eikenderveld Burettestraat en omgeving 't Loon Schandelen - Grasbroek district