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Omgeving Watersley

Omgeving Watersley is a neighbourhood in the Sittard district of Sittard-Geleen, with 275 residents and 164 homes. 2% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are single-family houses. From a typical postcode here, 75 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 18830109 · 5 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
275residents1 January 2025
164homesCBS
27%green within 500 mSittard-Geleen: 19%
75services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Omgeving Watersley in Sittard-GeleenPostcodes in Omgeving Watersley highlighted; the rest of Sittard-Geleen in grey
Map of Sittard-Geleen with Omgeving Watersley highlighted

Who lives here.

275 residents in 145 households, 1.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Sittard-Geleen.

0%
aged 0–14
27%
aged 15–24
16%
aged 25–44
47%
aged 65 and over
93%
one-person households
0%
households with children

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

Homes.

The housing stock of Omgeving Watersley on 1 January 2025.

164homes1 January 2025
8%single-family houses92% flats and apartments
2%owner-occupied19% housing association
1%built in the last ten years15% unoccupied
460 m³gas per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 830 m³
1,680 kWhelectricity per home per yearSittard-Geleen: 2,670 kWh
21%homes off the gas gridSittard-Geleen: 8%
1%homes with solar panelsSittard-Geleen: 41%

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

Income and work.

How households in Omgeving Watersley compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

92%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySittard-Geleen: 45%
0%in the top 20% nationallySittard-Geleen: 15%
19.7%of residents live below the poverty lineSittard-Geleen: 3.5%
€7,000median household wealthSittard-Geleen: €97,000
0.3cars 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 13 crimes in Omgeving Watersley in 2025, 32% fewer than in 2024. That is 47.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 50.5 across Sittard-Geleen.

Theft from vehicles2
Other property crime2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Burglary of homes1
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1
Public violence against people1
Driving under the influence1

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 Omgeving Watersley, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket1.3 km
Day nursery0.9 km
Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.5
Primary pupils living here0
Secondary pupils living here0
Business premises30
Residents per km²110
Land area250 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen.

Kollenberg-Park LeyenbroekVrangendaelKemperkoulSittard-CentrumStadbroekOphovenSittard district