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neighbourhood in Maasgouw

Heel

4,145 residents · postal code 6097 · Part of Heel, Maasgouw

  • no. 3,295 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 15 in Maasgouw

Scores per pillar

Heel is a quiet Limburg village on the Maas where green space (8.0), social life (7.7), and safety (8.0) sit close together, for a total of 8.1. Housing, at 5.4, remains the weakest pillar. More than three-quarters of homes are owner-occupied and building is thin, at 1,198 residents per square kilometre. Nearly a third of residents are over 65.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
4.8 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
9.4 km
Hospital
6.2 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.7 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
12.5
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 381,000
Owner-occupied
76%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
24%
Income per resident
€ 38,000

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 9%25–45 20%45–65 30%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
1,198

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Heel calculated?

Heel scores 8.1 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 Heel a safe neighbourhood?

Heel scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.