neighbourhood in Sittard-Geleen
Buchten
1,995 residents · postal code 6122 · Part of Holtum-Born, Sittard-Geleen
- no. 8,447 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 13 of 36 in Sittard-Geleen
Scores per pillar
Buchten is a village in the Sittard-Geleen municipality with a high rate of home ownership: 77 percent owned and more than four in five houses single-family. At €288,000, values stay clearly below the national middle, which explains the housing grade of 3.9. Safety scores 7.3 and greenery 5.9. The overall grade is 5.2 — a neighbourhood that is mostly quiet and affordable.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
Nearby neighbourhoods
Holtum
Sittard-Geleen
Hondsbroek
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Born
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Papenhoven
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Illikhoven/Visserweert
Echt-Susteren
Grevenbicht
Sittard-Geleen
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Buchten calculated?
Buchten scores 5.2 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 Buchten a safe neighbourhood?
Buchten scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.