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Weggebekker

Weggebekker is a neighbourhood in the Vrieheide - De Stack district of Heerlen, with 410 residents and 210 homes. 3% of homes are owner-occupied and 28% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€133,000) is 38% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 47 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09172000 · 15 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
410residents1 January 2025
€133,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000
50%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%
47services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Weggebekker in HeerlenPostcodes in Weggebekker highlighted; the rest of Heerlen in grey
Map of Heerlen with Weggebekker highlighted

Who lives here.

410 residents in 210 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

23%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
32%
aged 25–44
10%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
36%
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 Weggebekker is €133,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

210homes1 January 2025
28%single-family houses72% flats and apartments
3%owner-occupied89% housing association
0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
890 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³
2,270 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%
0%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 Weggebekker compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

80%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%
1%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%
11.2%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%
€0median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000
44.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%
0.7cars 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 99 crimes in Weggebekker in 2025, 41% more than in 2024. That is 241.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Vandalism and criminal damage11
Theft of bicycles and mopeds10
Other property crime8
Assault5
Driving under the influence5
Vehicle theft4
Threats3
Burglary of homes1
Theft from vehicles1
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 Weggebekker, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery1.2 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.7
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises40
Residents per km²552
Land area74 ha

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

Schools in Weggebekker.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Emmacollege voor Mavo Kbl en BBLSecondary school (vmbo) · Bijzonder

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heerlen.