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Hekerbeek

665 residents · postal code 6301 · Part of : Valkenburg, Valkenburg aan de Geul

  • no. 9,279 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 22 in Valkenburg aan de Geul
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Scores per pillar

Home to 665 residents, Hekerbeek is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Valkenburg aan de Geul. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.7. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.8, while housing lags at 3.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.3 km
Secondary school
6.8 km
Childcare
1.3 km
Train station
0.9 km
Hospital
9.1 km
Restaurant
0.6 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
26.7
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 296,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
76%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 10%25–45 24%45–65 33%65+ 23%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
1,526

Nearby neighbourhoods

Broekhem Noord

Valkenburg aan de Geul

4.2

Emmaberg

Valkenburg aan de Geul

4.3

Valkenburg

Valkenburg aan de Geul

3.7

Broekhem Zuid

Valkenburg aan de Geul

3.9

Plenkert

Valkenburg aan de Geul

8.5

Oud-Valkenburg

Valkenburg aan de Geul

3.8

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Roosendaal

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Utrecht

4.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hekerbeek calculated?

Hekerbeek scores 4.7 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 Hekerbeek a safe neighbourhood?

Hekerbeek scores 8.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.