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Geleen-Centrum

Geleen-Centrum is a neighbourhood in the Geleen district of Sittard-Geleen, with 4,290 residents and 2,519 homes. 43% of homes are owner-occupied and 47% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€214,000) is 21% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 75 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830501 · 155 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,290residents1 January 2025
€214,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000
10%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%
75services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Geleen-Centrum in Sittard-GeleenPostcodes in Geleen-Centrum highlighted; the rest of Sittard-Geleen in grey
Map of Sittard-Geleen with Geleen-Centrum highlighted

Who lives here.

4,290 residents in 2,420 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

11%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 65 and over
53%
one-person households
22%
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 Geleen-Centrum is €214,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

2,519homes1 January 2025
47%single-family houses53% flats and apartments
43%owner-occupied34% housing association
1%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied
840 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³
2,460 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridSittard-Geleen: 8%
22%homes with solar panelsSittard-Geleen: 41%

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

58%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%
9%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%
5.7%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%
€26,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000
65.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSittard-Geleen: 65.0%
20%with a university or higher professional degreeSittard-Geleen: 30%
16.0%of workers are self-employedSittard-Geleen: 13.0%

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 404 crimes in Geleen-Centrum in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 94.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Other property crime48
Vandalism and criminal damage28
Threats26
Driving under the influence23
Theft of bicycles and mopeds21
Assault21
Theft from vehicles16
Vehicle theft8
Burglary of homes6
Pickpocketing4
Public violence against people3
Street 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 Geleen-Centrum, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.2
Primary pupils living here250
Secondary pupils living here160
Business premises825
Residents per km²2,632
Land area163 ha

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

Schools in Geleen-Centrum.

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

Basisschool SterrenrijkPrimary 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 Sittard-Geleen.

KluisGeleen-NoordOud-Geleen en HaesselderveldGeleen-ZuidLindenheuvelIndustriegebied D.S.M. en GraetheideGeleen district