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Zeswegen

Zeswegen is a neighbourhood in the Zeswegen-Nieuw Husken district of Heerlen, with 2,300 residents and 1,145 homes. 34% of homes are owner-occupied and 66% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€160,000) is 25% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 44 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09173001 · 44 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,300residents1 January 2025
€160,000average WOZ home valueHeerlen: €214,000
34%green within 500 mHeerlen: 25%
44services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Zeswegen in HeerlenPostcodes in Zeswegen highlighted; the rest of Heerlen in grey
Map of Heerlen with Zeswegen highlighted

Who lives here.

2,300 residents in 1,140 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heerlen.

18%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
14%
aged 65 and over
46%
one-person households
35%
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 Zeswegen is €160,000, against €214,000 in Heerlen.

1,145homes1 January 2025
66%single-family houses34% flats and apartments
34%owner-occupied48% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
710 m³gas per home per yearHeerlen: 790 m³
2,220 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeerlen: 2,450 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridHeerlen: 6%
14%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 Zeswegen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

60%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeerlen: 54%
4%in the top 20% nationallyHeerlen: 9%
7.6%of residents live below the poverty lineHeerlen: 5.4%
€6,000median household wealthHeerlen: €30,000
56.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeerlen: 61.0%
13%with a university or higher professional degreeHeerlen: 23%
10.0%of workers are self-employedHeerlen: 13.0%
0.9cars 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 78 crimes in Zeswegen in 2025, 20% fewer than in 2024. That is 33.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 65.7 across Heerlen.

Vandalism and criminal damage16
Assault10
Threats6
Vehicle theft5
Driving under the influence5
Theft from vehicles4
Burglary of homes3
Other property crime3

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 Zeswegen, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket1.5 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.2
Primary pupils living here230
Secondary pupils living here120
Business premises115
Residents per km²4,041
Land area57 ha

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

Schools in Zeswegen.

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

Rooms Katholieke Basisschool De WegwijzerPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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.