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neighbourhood in Heerlen

Maria Gewanden

3,455 residents · postal code 6432 · Part of Maria Gewanden - Terschuren, Heerlen

  • no. 12,235 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 32 of 54 in Heerlen

Scores per pillar

Housing scores a 2.7 here, the second-lowest in this batch, on an average value of barely €202,000. Amenities, by contrast, stand at 7.7, with a supermarket and school around the corner. The gap is stark. At 38 offences per 1,000 people present, crime runs well above the median and safety stays at 4.6. Almost half of all households consist of a single person.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.8 km
Hospital
5.5 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
38.1
Violent crimes
3.8
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 202,000
Owner-occupied
56%
Single-family homes
70%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 9%25–45 25%45–65 29%65+ 26%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
45%
Residents per km²
2,427

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Maria Gewanden calculated?

Maria Gewanden scores 3.0 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Maria Gewanden a safe neighbourhood?

Maria Gewanden scores 4.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (38.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.