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neighbourhood in Maastricht

Heer

7,270 residents · postal code 6227 · Part of Buitenwijk Zuidoost, Maastricht

  • no. 10,308 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 40 in Maastricht

Scores per pillar

In Heer, on Maastricht's south-eastern edge, amenities are generous: a 9.3, with a station just over a kilometre away. The rest of the scorecard stays modest — a 3.2 for housing, a 4.1 total — and at 27 offences per thousand crime sits just above the middle. Almost half of households live alone. At 292,000 euro the average home sits well below the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
26.7
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 292,000
Owner-occupied
47%
Single-family homes
66%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 15%25–45 26%45–65 23%65+ 25%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
49%
Residents per km²
3,406

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Heer calculated?

Heer scores 4.1 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 Heer a safe neighbourhood?

Heer scores 5.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.