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neighbourhood in Maastricht

Heugem

4,300 residents · postal code 6229 · Part of Buitenwijk Zuidoost, Maastricht

  • no. 10,260 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 17 of 40 in Maastricht

Scores per pillar

Heugem sits on Maastricht's south-eastern edge, and in the figures it reads mainly as a neighbourhood held back by housing: a 3.3, with an average home value of €294,000, well below the national midpoint. Half of its households are single people and nearly a quarter are over 65. Green space (6.9) and amenities (7.1) keep the average from sinking further. The overall grade stops at 4.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
3.0 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
2.0 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
3.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.6
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
1.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 294,000
Owner-occupied
44%
Single-family homes
57%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
€ 33,000

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 16%25–45 23%45–65 29%65+ 23%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
51%
Residents per km²
2,783

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Heugem calculated?

Heugem 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 Heugem a safe neighbourhood?

Heugem scores 5.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.