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Sittard

CBS name: Wijk 01 Sittard

Sittard is one of 8 districts in Sittard-Geleen, with 13,100 residents and 7,335 homes in 5 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €303,000 is 12% above the municipal average. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 188301 · 5 neighbourhoods · 349 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
13,100residents1 January 2025
€303,000average WOZ home valueSittard-Geleen: €271,000
22%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%
96services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Sittard in Sittard-GeleenPostcodes in Sittard highlighted; the rest of Sittard-Geleen in grey
Map of Sittard-Geleen with Sittard highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Sittard.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 37 neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Sittard-Centrum3,690€227k26%19%25%21%107
Sanderbout1,665€197k30%89%28%24%61
Ophoven4,120€309k71%74%26%21%78
Kollenberg-Park Leyenbroek3,355€458k73%69%36%22%82
Omgeving Watersley275–2%8%47%27%75

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Sittard is €303,000, against €271,000 in Sittard-Geleen.

7,335homes28 newly built in 2025
54%single-family houses46% flats and apartments
50%owner-occupied24% housing association
7%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied
860 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³
2,540 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh
7%homes off the gas gridSittard-Geleen: 8%
31%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 Sittard compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

50%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%
16%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%
4.4%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%
€68,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSittard-Geleen: 65.0%
37%with a university or higher professional degreeSittard-Geleen: 30%
17.0%of workers are self-employedSittard-Geleen: 13.0%
0.9cars 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 1,037 crimes in Sittard in 2025, 12% fewer than in 2024. That is 79.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds155
Other property crime91
Vandalism and criminal damage82
Assault69
Threats44
Driving under the influence41
Theft from vehicles37
Burglary of homes30
Vehicle theft14
Pickpocketing11
Public violence against people10
Street robbery7
Hold-up robbery1

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 Sittard, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket1.1 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.5
Primary pupils living here720
Secondary pupils living here490
Business premises1,855
Residents per km²1,900
Land area690 ha

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

More in Sittard-Geleen.

Every district in Sittard-Geleen.