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De Heeg

5,860 residents · postal code 6228 · Part of Buitenwijk Zuidoost, Maastricht

  • no. 11,452 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 24 of 40 in Maastricht

Scores per pillar

De Heeg is a postwar outer district on the south-eastern side of Maastricht, two-thirds single-family homes and a 52 percent ownership rate. Amenities score an 8.1, but housing (3.1), overall (3.4) and social cohesion (4.0) stay low. Crime, at 21 offences per 1,000 residents, is limited. The average home value of €266,000 stays well below the national median; nearly half of households are one-person.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
2.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.4
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 266,000
Owner-occupied
52%
Single-family homes
62%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 12%25–45 29%45–65 25%65+ 21%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
4,146

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Heeg calculated?

De Heeg scores 3.4 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 De Heeg a safe neighbourhood?

De Heeg scores 4.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.