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neighbourhood in Sittard-Geleen

Hondsbroek

3,050 residents · postal code 6121 · Part of Holtum-Born, Sittard-Geleen

  • no. 3,059 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 36 in Sittard-Geleen

Scores per pillar

Hondsbroek in Holtum-Born is a quiet family district: 84 per cent single-family homes, more than four in ten households with children and a safety mark of 9.3, at sixteen crimes per 1,000 people present. The social score reaches 7.2. The average value stays below the national midpoint at 331,000 euro and housing at 5.4. The station lies just over five kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
4.5 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
5.6 km
Hospital
7.8 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.8
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 331,000
Owner-occupied
69%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
38%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 20%45–65 33%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
44%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
3,081

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hondsbroek calculated?

Hondsbroek scores 8.2 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 Hondsbroek a safe neighbourhood?

Hondsbroek scores 9.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.