Obbicht

Obbicht is a neighbourhood in the Obbicht en Papenhoven district of Sittard-Geleen, with 1,830 residents and 843 homes. 72% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€316,000) is 17% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 20 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830700 · 52 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,830residents1 January 2025

€316,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000

26%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%

20services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Sittard-Geleen with Obbicht highlighted

Who lives here.

1,830 residents in 845 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

12%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

21%

aged 25–44

30%

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 Obbicht is €316,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

843homes2 newly built in 2025

91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments

72%owner-occupied23% housing association

2%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

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

3,180 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh

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

63%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 Obbicht compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

36%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%

21%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%

1.9%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%

€180,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000

62.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSittard-Geleen: 65.0%

23%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 37 crimes in Obbicht in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 20.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Vehicle theft5

Other property crime4

Vandalism and criminal damage4

Theft from vehicles3

Assault3

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 Obbicht, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km

Large supermarket1.1 km

Day nursery1.6 km

Primary school1.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.5

Primary pupils living here100

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises165

Residents per km²862

Land area212 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen.

Grevenbicht Graetheide Papenhoven Industriegebied Born Hondsbroek Obbicht en Papenhoven district