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Kerkrade-Centrum

Kerkrade-Centrum is a neighbourhood in the Kerkrade-Oost district of Kerkrade, with 4,875 residents and 2,934 homes. 43% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€224,000) is 5% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 77 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 09280100 · 120 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,875residents1 January 2025
€224,000average WOZ home valueKerkrade: €214,000
16%green within 500 mKerkrade: 22%
77services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kerkrade-Centrum in KerkradePostcodes in Kerkrade-Centrum highlighted; the rest of Kerkrade in grey
Map of Kerkrade with Kerkrade-Centrum highlighted

Who lives here.

4,875 residents in 2,780 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Kerkrade.

9%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
20%
aged 25–44
39%
aged 65 and over
51%
one-person households
18%
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 Kerkrade-Centrum is €224,000, against €214,000 in Kerkrade.

2,934homes36 newly built in 2025
38%single-family houses62% flats and apartments
43%owner-occupied30% housing association
7%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied
810 m³gas per home per yearKerkrade: 870 m³
2,320 kWhelectricity per home per yearKerkrade: 2,550 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridKerkrade: 3%
24%homes with solar panelsKerkrade: 39%

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

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyKerkrade: 52%
9%in the top 20% nationallyKerkrade: 9%
4.0%of residents live below the poverty lineKerkrade: 5.1%
€42,000median household wealthKerkrade: €52,000
58.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workKerkrade: 61.0%
23%with a university or higher professional degreeKerkrade: 19%
16.0%of workers are self-employedKerkrade: 12.0%
0.8cars per householdKerkrade: 1.0

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 356 crimes in Kerkrade-Centrum in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 73.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 49.7 across Kerkrade.

Other property crime35
Theft of bicycles and mopeds29
Vandalism and criminal damage29
Driving under the influence27
Assault18
Theft from vehicles14
Threats13
Vehicle theft11
Pickpocketing5
Burglary of homes4
Public violence against people2
Street 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 Kerkrade-Centrum, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.0
Primary pupils living here260
Secondary pupils living here170
Business premises560
Residents per km²2,567
Land area190 ha

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

Schools in Kerkrade-Centrum.

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

Basisschool De DiaboloPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
Het Martin BuberSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Openbaar

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 Kerkrade.

HolzNullandRolduckerveldErensteinBleijerheideChevremont