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Brunssum-Zuid

Brunssum-Zuid has 6 neighbourhoods with 2,760 residents in total.

Top 46% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 1 of the 5 districts of Brunssum

Short answer: Brunssum-Zuid scores 6.6 as a district of Brunssum, no. 1 of the 5 districts of Brunssum. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Langenberg (6.6). The district has 6 neighbourhoods with 2,760 residents in total.

Key figures for Brunssum-Zuid

residents
2,760
neighbourhoods
6
km² of land
4.3

How Brunssum-Zuid 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
31.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
9.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 108 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in BrunssumThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Brunssum

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.8 km
GP practice
1.6 km
Train station
5.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.1 km
Motorway ramp
2.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Brunssum

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
€ 235,353
Welfare recipients
14.6 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
85%
Social housing
8%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
8%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Brunssum

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
3,293 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
59%
Trees nearby
22%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,270
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.5 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Brunssum

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
33%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Brunssum

Who lives here

The age profile of Brunssum-Zuid looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    33%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,293far 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Brunssum-Zuid, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Brunssum-Zuid

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Langenberg6.6
  2. 2De Struiken6.6
  3. 3Vondelstraat6.4
  4. Brunssumer Heide
  5. Douvenberg
  6. Brandenberg