Uterweg

Uterweg is a neighbourhood in the Vrieheide - De Stack district of Heerlen, with 1,550 residents and 742 homes. 71% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€199,000) is 7% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 35 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09172001 · 40 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,550residents1 January 2025

€199,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000

34%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%

35services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Who lives here.

1,550 residents in 735 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

14%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

27%

aged 25–44

18%

aged 65 and over

41%

one-person households

32%

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 Uterweg is €199,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

742homes2 newly built in 2025

87%single-family houses13% flats and apartments

71%owner-occupied11% housing association

0%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied

940 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³

2,890 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%

37%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 Uterweg compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

51%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%

10%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%

7.5%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%

€66,000median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000

63.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%

21%with a university or higher professional degreeHeerlen: 23%

17.0%of workers are self-employedHeerlen: 13.0%

1.0cars 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 92 crimes in Uterweg in 2025, 5% more than in 2024. That is 59.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Driving under the influence18

Other property crime9

Vehicle theft6

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Threats4

Theft of bicycles and mopeds3

Burglary of homes2

Assault2

Hold-up robbery1

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 Uterweg, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.7

Primary pupils living here110

Secondary pupils living here60

Business premises140

Residents per km²2,745

Land area56 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heerlen.

Versiliënbosch Vrieheide Nieuw-Einde Weggebekker Heksenberg Schrieversheide Vrieheide - De Stack district