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Sint Geertruid

935 residents · postal code 6265 · Part of Sint Geertruid, Eijsden-Margraten

Top 26% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 935 residents, Sint Geertruid is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Eijsden-Margraten. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 8.1 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.6, while amenities lags at 5.5. For families it stands at 8.1.

  • no. 3,390 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 9 of 33 in Eijsden-Margraten

How Sint Geertruid scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
16.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
4.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 14 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
3.3 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
5.9 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
6.8 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
4.8 km
Motorway ramp
3.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 383,000
Welfare recipients
10.7 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
35%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
80%
Social housing
11%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
6%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
1,920 inw/km²
Noise level
47 dB
Green surroundings
64%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
195
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.0 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.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.4 km
Households with children
33%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
7.0 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Sint Geertruid has strikingly few young people aged 15 to 25: 8%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–258%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+25%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    28%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    33%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,920less 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 Sint Geertruid calculated?

Sint Geertruid scores 8.1 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 Sint Geertruid 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 Sint Geertruid a safe neighbourhood?

Sint Geertruid scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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