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neighbourhood in Kerkrade

Bleijerheide

4,315 residents · postal code 6462 · Part of Kerkrade-Oost, Kerkrade

  • no. 12,536 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 15 of 17 in Kerkrade

Scores per pillar

With an average home value of €184,000, this Kerkrade district ranks among the country's cheapest — less than half the national €422,000. Housing slides to 2.6 and social cohesion to 3.0, while safety at 6.2 and amenities at 7.2 stay above the middle. Over 30 crimes per thousand people present run above the median. Almost half of households are single-person.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.0 km
Hospital
2.4 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
0.3 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
30.5
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 184,000
Owner-occupied
46%
Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 9%25–45 25%45–65 30%65+ 22%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
27%
Single-person households
46%
Residents per km²
5,126

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bleijerheide calculated?

Bleijerheide scores 2.8 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 Bleijerheide a safe neighbourhood?

Bleijerheide scores 6.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.