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Broeksittard

Broeksittard is a neighbourhood in the Overhoven district of Sittard-Geleen, with 1,370 residents and 638 homes. 54% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€262,000) is 3% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 40 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830204 · 38 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,370residents1 January 2025
€262,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000
31%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%
40services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Broeksittard in Sittard-GeleenPostcodes in Broeksittard highlighted; the rest of Sittard-Geleen in grey
Map of Sittard-Geleen with Broeksittard highlighted

Who lives here.

1,370 residents in 630 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

16%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
23%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 65 and over
40%
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 Broeksittard is €262,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

638homes1 January 2025
92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments
54%owner-occupied36% housing association
11%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
930 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³
2,860 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh
8%homes off the gas gridSittard-Geleen: 8%
52%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 Broeksittard compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

51%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%
12%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%
3.9%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%
€58,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000
59.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSittard-Geleen: 65.0%
26%with a university or higher professional degreeSittard-Geleen: 30%
16.0%of workers are self-employedSittard-Geleen: 13.0%
1.1cars 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 54 crimes in Broeksittard in 2025, 10% more than in 2024. That is 39.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Vandalism and criminal damage11
Other property crime4
Burglary of homes3
Threats3
Vehicle theft2
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Assault2
Theft from vehicles1

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 Broeksittard, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school1.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.5
Primary pupils living here130
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises120
Residents per km²3,669
Land area37 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen.

StadbroekVrangendaelOmgeving SchwiensweiKemperkoulBaandertSittard-CentrumOverhoven district