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neighbourhood in Maastricht

Kommelkwartier

2,885 residents · postal code 6211 · Part of Centrum, Maastricht

  • no. 10,779 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 40 in Maastricht

Scores per pillar

Three in four households in Kommelkwartier consist of a single person, and children make up barely 3 percent of the mix. Density runs to more than 11,300 residents per square kilometre, among the highest in Maastricht. Amenities score a strong 8.5 — a restaurant 200 metres away, a GP at 400 — while housing (3.1) and green space (2.6) lag well behind. Average property values of €337,000 sit below the national median of €422,000, with home ownership at just 26 percent.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
2.7 km
Hospital
1.1 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
2.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.1
Violent crimes
1.8
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 337,000
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
17%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 3%15–25 35%25–45 23%45–65 15%65+ 24%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
6%
Single-person households
74%
Residents per km²
11,305

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kommelkwartier calculated?

Kommelkwartier scores 3.8 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 Kommelkwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Kommelkwartier scores 6.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.