Graetheide

Graetheide is a neighbourhood in the Holtum-Born district of Sittard-Geleen, with 230 residents and 108 homes. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 82% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€368,000) is 36% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 10 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830606 · 7 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

230residents1 January 2025

€368,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000

21%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%

10services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Graetheide in Sittard-GeleenPostcodes in Graetheide highlighted; the rest of Sittard-Geleen in grey

Map of Sittard-Geleen with Graetheide highlighted

Who lives here.

230 residents in 100 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

13%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

22%

aged 25–44

28%

aged 65 and over

30%

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 Graetheide is €368,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

108homes1 newly built in 2025

82%single-family houses18% flats and apartments

82%owner-occupied0% housing association

0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

1,020 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³

3,240 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh

6%homes off the gas gridSittard-Geleen: 8%

62%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 Graetheide compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%

29%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%

3.2%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%

€248,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000

71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSittard-Geleen: 65.0%

1.3cars 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 49 crimes in Graetheide in 2025, 16% fewer than in 2024. That is 213.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Other property crime9

Driving under the influence7

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Threats2

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 Graetheide, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.7 km

Large supermarket2.1 km

Day nursery1.8 km

Primary school2.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.5

Primary pupils living here10

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises25

Residents per km²35

Land area651 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen.

Guttecoven Born Obbicht Hondsbroek Industriegebied Buchten Holtum-Born district