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neighbourhood in Heerlen

Welten-Dorp

3,590 residents · postal code 6419 · Part of Welten-Benzenrade, Heerlen

  • no. 6,565 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 54 in Heerlen

Scores per pillar

Age defines Welten-Dorp: 41 per cent of residents are 65 or older, and barely one in ten is under fifteen. Social cohesion scores high as a result, an 8.1, while housing trails at 3.3. Nearly three-quarters of households own their home, against an average value of €288,000. Amenities and safety, at 7.5 and 6.1, keep just above the national middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.5 km
Hospital
2.0 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
2.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.9
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 288,000
Owner-occupied
72%
Single-family homes
65%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
€ 39,000

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 7%25–45 16%45–65 26%65+ 41%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
21%
Single-person households
43%
Residents per km²
2,158

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Welten-Dorp calculated?

Welten-Dorp scores 6.2 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 Welten-Dorp a safe neighbourhood?

Welten-Dorp scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.