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Papenhoven

Papenhoven is a neighbourhood in the Obbicht en Papenhoven district of Sittard-Geleen, with 725 residents and 312 homes. 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 96% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€355,000) is 31% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 22 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830701 · 24 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
725residents1 January 2025
€355,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000
22%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%
22services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Papenhoven in Sittard-GeleenPostcodes in Papenhoven highlighted; the rest of Sittard-Geleen in grey
Map of Sittard-Geleen with Papenhoven highlighted

Who lives here.

725 residents in 320 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

13%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 65 and over
28%
one-person households
36%
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 Papenhoven is €355,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

312homes1 January 2025
96%single-family houses4% flats and apartments
87%owner-occupied7% housing association
1%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
1,180 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³
3,520 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh
3%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 Papenhoven compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

25%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%
23%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%
0.5%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%
€253,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSittard-Geleen: 65.0%
23%with a university or higher professional degreeSittard-Geleen: 30%
15.0%of workers are self-employedSittard-Geleen: 13.0%
1.4cars 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 11 crimes in Papenhoven in 2025, 8% fewer than in 2024. That is 15.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Other property crime2
Theft from vehicles1
Threats1
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 Papenhoven, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket1.0 km
Day nursery1.0 km
Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.8
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises75
Residents per km²276
Land area263 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen.

GrevenbichtIndustriegebiedObbichtBuchtenBornHondsbroekObbicht en Papenhoven district