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neighbourhood in Kerkrade

Spekholzerheide

3,215 residents · postal code 6466 · Part of Kerkrade-West, Kerkrade

  • no. 11,654 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 17 in Kerkrade
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Scores per pillar

Spekholzerheide in western Kerkrade is an ageing area with low home values: an average of €212,000, half the national middle. More than three in ten residents are over 65. Amenities score 8.3, but housing drops to 2.7 and safety to 4.7 amid more than 63 crimes per 1,000 people present. The overall grade stalls at 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
4.0 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
3.6 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
63.2
Violent crimes
3.8
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 212,000
Owner-occupied
51%
Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 7%25–45 23%45–65 28%65+ 31%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
21%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
1,656

Nearby neighbourhoods

Heilust

Kerkrade

3.3

Terwinselen

Kerkrade

4.6

Heerlerbaan-Oost

Heerlen

2.8

Egstraat en omgeving

Heerlen

7.3

Heerlerbaan-West

Heerlen

8.1

Imstenrade

Heerlen

2.7

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3.3

Grote Rivierenbuurt

Den Helder

3.3

Daalhof

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3.3

Steenbergen-Centrum

Steenbergen

3.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Spekholzerheide calculated?

Spekholzerheide scores 3.3 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 Spekholzerheide a safe neighbourhood?

Spekholzerheide scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (63.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.