Sibbe - IJzeren

CBS name: Wijk 03: Sibbe - IJzeren

Sibbe - IJzeren is one of 6 districts in Valkenburg aan de Geul, with 1,300 residents and 596 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €368,000 is 7% above the municipal average. On average 38% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 099403 · 3 neighbourhoods · 32 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,300residents1 January 2025

€368,000average WOZ home valueValkenburg aan de Geul: €343,000

38%green within 500 mValkenburg aan de Geul: 40%

7services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Sibbe - IJzeren in Valkenburg aan de GeulPostcodes in Sibbe - IJzeren highlighted; the rest of Valkenburg aan de Geul in grey

Map of Valkenburg aan de Geul with Sibbe - IJzeren highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Sibbe - IJzeren.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 28 neighbourhoods in Valkenburg aan de Geul.

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Sibbe	995	€344k	74%	80%	25%	40%	8
IJzeren	300	€461k	93%	97%	27%	35%	7
Vilterveld	5	–	–	–	0%	2%	18

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 Sibbe - IJzeren is €368,000, against €343,000 in Valkenburg aan de Geul.

596homes1 January 2025

83%single-family houses17% flats and apartments

78%owner-occupied11% housing association

0%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

1,110 m³gas per home per yearValkenburg aan de Geul: 990 m³

3,170 kWhelectricity per home per yearValkenburg aan de Geul: 2,730 kWh

4%homes off the gas gridValkenburg aan de Geul: 3%

50%homes with solar panelsValkenburg aan de Geul: 38%

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 Sibbe - IJzeren compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

32%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyValkenburg aan de Geul: 41%

21%in the top 20% nationallyValkenburg aan de Geul: 18%

1.7%of residents live below the poverty lineValkenburg aan de Geul: 2.7%

€253,000median household wealthValkenburg aan de Geul: €190,000

70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workValkenburg aan de Geul: 68.0%

33%with a university or higher professional degreeValkenburg aan de Geul: 33%

20.0%of workers are self-employedValkenburg aan de Geul: 20.0%

1.3cars per householdValkenburg aan de Geul: 1.1

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 27 crimes in Sibbe - IJzeren in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 20.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.2 across Valkenburg aan de Geul.

Theft from vehicles6

Other property crime3

Vandalism and criminal damage2

Vehicle theft1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Pickpocketing1

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 Sibbe - IJzeren, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.3 km

Large supermarket2.7 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.4

Primary pupils living here100

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises180

Residents per km²227

Land area572 ha

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

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