Munstergeleen

Munstergeleen is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, with 4,495 residents and 2,159 homes. 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€314,000) is 16% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 31 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830300 · 124 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

4,495residents1 January 2025

€314,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000

16%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%

31services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Sittard-Geleen with Munstergeleen highlighted

Who lives here.

4,495 residents in 2,100 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

13%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

20%

aged 25–44

31%

aged 65 and over

31%

one-person households

31%

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 Munstergeleen is €314,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

2,159homes1 newly built in 2025

91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments

79%owner-occupied14% housing association

1%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

980 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³

3,010 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridSittard-Geleen: 8%

55%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 Munstergeleen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

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

19%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%

1.5%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%

€202,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000

66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSittard-Geleen: 65.0%

33%with a university or higher professional degreeSittard-Geleen: 30%

15.0%of workers are self-employedSittard-Geleen: 13.0%

1.2cars 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 106 crimes in Munstergeleen in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 23.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Other property crime11

Burglary of homes8

Threats7

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Vandalism and criminal damage4

Driving under the influence4

Theft from vehicles3

Vehicle theft1

Assault1

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 Munstergeleen, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.3

Primary pupils living here330

Secondary pupils living here180

Business premises410

Residents per km²1,427

Land area315 ha

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

Schools in Munstergeleen.

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

Basisschool MunstergeleenPrimary 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.

Wintraak Kollenberg-Park Leyenbroek Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld Ophoven Omgeving Watersley Sanderbout Munstergeleen district