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Kerkrade

Kerkrade has 45,490 residents in 23,114 households, spread over 3 districts (wijken) and 18 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €214,000, from €199,000 in Kerkrade-Oost to €228,000 in Kerkrade-Noord. 53% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 3 districts · 18 neighbourhoods · 1,180 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
45,490residents1 January 2025
€214,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024
22%green within 500 mpostcode average
51services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Kerkrade.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Kerkrade: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Kerkrade: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average
Map of Kerkrade: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average
<80%160%+
Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m
Map of Kerkrade: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m
<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 3 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Kerkrade's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

DistrictWOZ valueOwner-occupiedAged 0–14Aged 65+One-person householdsGreen 500 mServices 15 minCrimes per 1,000
Kerkrade-West€222k57%13%27%39%19%5356.1
Kerkrade-Oost€199k44%12%29%48%15%7151.8
Kerkrade-Noord€228k63%12%26%40%34%3439.5

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Kerkrade is €214,000.

24,035homes177 newly built in 2025
64%single-family houses36% flats and apartments
53%owner-occupied32% housing association
3%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
870 m³gas per home per yearaverage
2,550 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage
3%homes off the gas gridaverage
39%homes with solar panelsaverage

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 Kerkrade compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

52%of households in the lowest 40% nationally 
9%in the top 20% nationally 
5.1%of residents live below the poverty line 
€52,000median household wealth 
61.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work 
19%with a university or higher professional degree 
12.0%of workers are self-employed 
1.0cars per household 

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 2,260 crimes in Kerkrade in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 49.7 per 1,000 residents.

Vandalism and criminal damage217
Other property crime179
Driving under the influence139
Theft of bicycles and mopeds135
Assault127
Theft from vehicles97
Threats81
Vehicle theft77
Burglary of homes46
Pickpocketing10
Public violence against people10
Street robbery4
Hold-up robbery2

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 Kerkrade, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.2
Primary pupils living here3,090
Secondary pupils living here1,900
Business premises3,945
Residents per km²2,076
Land area2,191 ha

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Kerkrade, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Districts and neighbourhoods of Kerkrade.

Districts and neighbourhoods with their own page, by district.