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neighbourhood in Sittard-Geleen

Kluis

4,935 residents · postal code 6165 · Part of Geleen, Sittard-Geleen

Bottom 36% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

The sharpest contrast in Kluis, in the Geleen half of Sittard-Geleen, lies between amenities (9.6) and wealth (3.5). At an average €250,000, homes rank among the cheaper in the country, and close to two-thirds are owner-occupied and single-family. The area is reasonably safe (4.1) with nearly 30 crimes per thousand people present, though quiet lags at 4.4.

  • no. 8,476 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 13 of 36 in Sittard-Geleen

How Kluis scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
29.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
9.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 184 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.4 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 250,000
Welfare recipients
38.5 per 1,000
High incomes
17%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
63%
Social housing
29%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
63%
Built after 2000
2%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
4,467 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
45%
Trees nearby
13%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
2,193
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.5 km
Households with children
28%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Kluis looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    43%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    28%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,467far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kluis calculated?

Kluis scores 5.1 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Kluis lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Kluis a safe neighbourhood?

Kluis scores 4.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Sittard-Geleen

Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Sittard-Geleen.

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