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neighbourhood in Meerssen

Ulestraten

2,585 residents · postal code 6235 · Part of Ulestraten, Meerssen

  • no. 1,774 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 14 in Meerssen

Scores per pillar

Ulestraten is a southern Limburg village that clears the bar on nearly every measure: a total score of 9.0 and safety of 9.2, with fourteen crimes per 1,000 people present against 24 nationally. More than nine in ten homes are single-family and 85 per cent owner-occupied. Ageing shows, with 28 per cent over 65, yet a third of households have children. Income, at 38,000 euro, sits just above average.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
3.9 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
3.7 km
Hospital
8.2 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
3.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.4
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 366,000
Owner-occupied
85%
Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
€ 38,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 10%25–45 20%45–65 30%65+ 28%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
1,404

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Ulestraten calculated?

Ulestraten scores 9.0 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 Ulestraten a safe neighbourhood?

Ulestraten scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.