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neighbourhood in Simpelveld

Huls

310 residents · postal code 6369 · Part of Simpelveld, Simpelveld

  • no. 9,877 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 9 in Simpelveld
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Scores per pillar

Home to 310 residents, Huls is a rural area in Simpelveld. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.3 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 7.0, while housing lags at 3.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.9 km
General practitioner
2.0 km
Primary school
1.4 km
Secondary school
5.6 km
Childcare
1.4 km
Train station
6.2 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.7
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 317,000
Owner-occupied
83%
Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 8%25–45 21%45–65 31%65+ 28%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
710

Nearby neighbourhoods

Verspreide huizen

Simpelveld

5.0

Hulsveld

Simpelveld

5.1

Simpelveld

Simpelveld

3.5

Molsberg-Rodeput

Simpelveld

6.6

Imstenrade

Heerlen

2.7

Trintelen

Gulpen-Wittem

7.7

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Schouwen-Duiveland

4.3

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Eemsdelta

4.3

Itens

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4.3

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Achtkarspelen

4.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Huls calculated?

Huls scores 4.3 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 Huls a safe neighbourhood?

Huls scores 5.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.