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neighbourhood in Sittard-Geleen

Grevenbicht

2,280 residents · postal code 6127 · Part of Obbicht en Papenhoven, Sittard-Geleen

  • no. 6,109 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 36 in Sittard-Geleen

Scores per pillar

Grevenbicht lies between the Maas and the Juliana canal, on the quietest edge of Sittard-Geleen. Nature scores 8.4, safety 8.6 with fewer than 13 crimes per 1,000 people present. The village is ageing — nearly a third of residents are over 65 — and at €294k property values sit well below the national middle, putting housing at 3.8. For Limburg calm with a supermarket 700 metres away: 6.5 overall.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
7.3 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
8.5 km
Hospital
10.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
3.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.7
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 294,000
Owner-occupied
79%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 7%25–45 20%45–65 29%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
738

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Grevenbicht calculated?

Grevenbicht scores 6.5 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 Grevenbicht a safe neighbourhood?

Grevenbicht scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.