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Limmel

2,670 residents · postal code 6222 · Part of Buitenwijk Oost, Maastricht

  • no. 11,994 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 29 of 40 in Maastricht

Scores per pillar

Nature scores 7.1 in Limmel, eastern Maastricht — the highest of its five pillars, against a social cohesion score of just 2.7. The overall grade lands at 3.1, ranking 11,994th out of 13,064 neighbourhoods. Income per resident of €23,000 is the lowest in this batch, at 33 per cent owner-occupied. With 67 per cent single-person households and 34.1 crimes per 1,000 people present against a median of 24, safety scores 4.3. Housing, at 3.2, is similarly weak.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.5 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.0 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
3.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
34.1
Violent crimes
4.4
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 270,000
Owner-occupied
33%
Single-family homes
73%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident
€ 23,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 31%25–45 23%45–65 20%65+ 13%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
18%
Single-person households
67%
Residents per km²
2,182

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Limmel calculated?

Limmel scores 3.1 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 Limmel a safe neighbourhood?

Limmel scores 4.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.