Versiliënbosch

Versiliënbosch is a neighbourhood in the Vrieheide - De Stack district of Heerlen, with 490 residents and 324 homes. 9% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€153,000) is 29% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 34 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09172003 · 18 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

490residents1 January 2025

€153,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000

34%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%

34services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Heerlen with Versiliënbosch highlighted

Who lives here.

490 residents in 315 households, 1.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

32%

aged 25–44

20%

aged 65 and over

60%

one-person households

16%

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 Versiliënbosch is €153,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

324homes1 January 2025

92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments

9%owner-occupied83% housing association

0%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

820 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³

2,070 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%

6%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 Versiliënbosch compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

73%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%

2%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%

9.1%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%

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

56.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%

14.0%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 22 crimes in Versiliënbosch in 2025, 29% fewer than in 2024. That is 44.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Vandalism and criminal damage4

Theft from vehicles3

Threats2

Burglary of homes1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Other property crime1

Driving under the influence1

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 Versiliënbosch, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.1

Primary pupils living here20

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises60

Residents per km²2,977

Land area16 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heerlen.

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