Holtum

Holtum is a neighbourhood in the Holtum-Born district of Sittard-Geleen, with 1,135 residents and 569 homes. 85% of homes are owner-occupied and 95% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€301,000) is 11% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 21 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830601 · 36 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,135residents1 January 2025

€301,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000

28%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%

21services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Sittard-Geleen with Holtum highlighted

Who lives here.

1,135 residents in 560 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

11%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

23%

aged 25–44

33%

aged 65 and over

32%

one-person households

26%

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 Holtum is €301,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

569homes1 January 2025

95%single-family houses5% flats and apartments

85%owner-occupied8% housing association

3%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

990 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³

3,090 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh

4%homes off the gas gridSittard-Geleen: 8%

57%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 Holtum compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

32%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%

16%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%

0.6%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%

€207,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000

65.0%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%

1.3cars 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 31 crimes in Holtum in 2025, 9% fewer than in 2024. That is 27.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Other property crime7

Theft from vehicles2

Driving under the influence2

Burglary of homes1

Vehicle theft1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Holtum, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km

Large supermarket2.5 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.4

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises115

Residents per km²1,351

Land area84 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen.

Buchten Hondsbroek Industriegebied Omgeving Limbrichterbos-Wolfrath Born Papenhoven Holtum-Born district