neighbourhood in Echt-Susteren

Recreatiepark Hommelheide

95 residents · postal code 6114 · Part of Heide, Echt-Susteren

Bottom 5% in the Netherlands

Recreatiepark Hommelheide is a rural area in Echt-Susteren with 95 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 2.8. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.8, while safety lags at 3.1. For families it stands at 2.6.

no. 12,482 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 35 of 37 in Echt-Susteren

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Wealth & income

no grade

CBS publishes too few figures for this neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

39.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

5.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

15.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

5.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 9 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

2.6 km

GP practice

2.4 km

Train station

2.4 km

Restaurant

1.9 km

Hospital

6.1 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

4.9 km

Motorway ramp

2.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

214 inw/km²

Noise level

40 dB

Green surroundings

68%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

10%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

285

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.4 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

2.0 km

Households with children

10%

Childcare

1.9 km

Secondary school

5.5 km

Residents under 15

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Recreatiepark Hommelheide has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 53%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–154%
NL median 14%
15–251%
NL median 11%
25–457%
NL median 22%
45–6539%
NL median 28%
65+53%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
1.6 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
46% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
10% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
214 — far less densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Recreatiepark Hommelheide calculated?

Recreatiepark Hommelheide scores 2.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Recreatiepark Hommelheide lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Recreatiepark Hommelheide a safe neighbourhood?

Recreatiepark Hommelheide scores 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (39.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.