neighbourhood in Valkenburg aan de Geul
Broekhem Noord
1,405 residents · postal code 6301 · Part of : Valkenburg, Valkenburg aan de Geul
Everything close by, little to spend
A rate of social assistance more than four times the national median is the sharpest figure in Broekhem Noord, and it does not stand alone: property value, the share of high incomes and the share of low incomes all point the same way, as does vacancy. So the 3.3 for wealth comes from every component at once.
That makes the other pillars all the more striking. Quiet & nature stands at 7.0, carried by plenty of greenery in the immediate surroundings and a tree canopy twice the national share. Families comes out at 7.3 with the school around the corner and more than a third of households having children.
The safety score is favourable, though violence is above the national median; burglary barely occurs and property crime stays below the middle.
- no. 6,714 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 10 of 22 in Valkenburg aan de Geul
How Broekhem Noord scores
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Is Broekhem Noord a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Broekhem Noord comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 34 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
Tick = Dutch median
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Who lives here
The age profile of Broekhem Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
32% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,548 — far less 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
Is Broekhem Noord a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Broekhem Noord comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Broekhem Noord?
In Broekhem Noord the police recorded 34 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (22 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for Broekhem Noord calculated?
Broekhem Noord scores 6.1 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Broekhem Noord lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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