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neighbourhood in Sittard-Geleen

Geleen-Centrum

4,290 residents · postal code 6161 · Part of Geleen, Sittard-Geleen

  • no. 12,354 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 27 of 36 in Sittard-Geleen

Scores per pillar

Geleen-Centrum is a retail core with the troubles that come with it: amenities score a 9.3, set against a safety grade of 3.1 and nearly 58 crimes per 1,000 people present — partly a product of the centre's bustle. Housing reaches no higher than 2.6, on an average home value of €214,000. More than half of households are single people. The total stalls at 2.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
57.6
Violent crimes
3.7
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 214,000
Owner-occupied
43%
Single-family homes
47%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 11%25–45 27%45–65 26%65+ 25%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
53%
Residents per km²
2,632

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Geleen-Centrum calculated?

Geleen-Centrum scores 2.9 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 Geleen-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Geleen-Centrum scores 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (57.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.