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Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld

Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld is a neighbourhood in the Geleen district of Sittard-Geleen, with 5,175 residents and 2,715 homes. 62% of homes are owner-occupied and 68% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€264,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 76 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830506 · 147 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
5,175residents1 January 2025
€264,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000
17%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%
76services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld in Sittard-GeleenPostcodes in Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld highlighted; the rest of Sittard-Geleen in grey
Map of Sittard-Geleen with Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld highlighted

Who lives here.

5,175 residents in 2,650 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

11%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
22%
aged 25–44
32%
aged 65 and over
43%
one-person households
25%
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 Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld is €264,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

2,715homes33 newly built in 2025
68%single-family houses32% flats and apartments
62%owner-occupied26% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
890 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³
2,600 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridSittard-Geleen: 8%
42%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 Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

45%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%
14%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%
3.3%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%
€107,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000
61.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSittard-Geleen: 65.0%
27%with a university or higher professional degreeSittard-Geleen: 30%
13.0%of workers are self-employedSittard-Geleen: 13.0%
1.0cars per householdSittard-Geleen: 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 170 crimes in Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld in 2025, 17% fewer than in 2024. That is 32.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Vandalism and criminal damage18
Other property crime16
Theft of bicycles and mopeds11
Assault9
Burglary of homes8
Theft from vehicles8
Vehicle theft8
Threats7
Driving under the influence5
Public violence against people1
Street robbery1
Hold-up 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 Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.8
Primary pupils living here310
Secondary pupils living here190
Business premises450
Residents per km²3,116
Land area166 ha

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

Schools in Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld.

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

Basisschool de DriesprongPrimary 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.

Geleen-NoordGeleen-CentrumKluisMunstergeleenLindenheuvelSanderboutGeleen district