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Hoensbroek - De Dem

Hoensbroek - De Dem has 2 neighbourhoods with 6,780 residents in total.

Bottom 7% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 20 of the 22 districts of Heerlen

Short answer: Hoensbroek - De Dem scores 3.0 as a district of Heerlen, no. 20 of the 22 districts of Heerlen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is De Dem en omgeving (3.2). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 6,780 residents in total.

Key figures for Hoensbroek - De Dem

residents
6,780
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
1.6

How Hoensbroek - De Dem 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
57.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
5.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
21.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 519 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
0.6 km
Train station
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
4.6 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Heerlen

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
€ 174,820
Welfare recipients
57.5 per 1,000
High incomes
7%
Low incomes
52%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
34%
Social housing
50%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
6%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Heerlen

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
4,414 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
47%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,274
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.6 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 Heerlen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
24%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Heerlen

Who lives here

The age profile of Hoensbroek - De Dem looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    1.8smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    52%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    23%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,414far 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 Hoensbroek - De Dem, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Hoensbroek - De Dem

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1De Dem en omgeving3.2
  2. 2Hoensbroek-Centrum2.8