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Nieuw Lotbroek

Nieuw Lotbroek has 2 neighbourhoods with 4,660 residents in total.

Bottom 24% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 10 of the 22 districts of Heerlen

Short answer: Nieuw Lotbroek scores 4.3 as a district of Heerlen, no. 10 of the 22 districts of Heerlen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Nieuw Lotbroek-Noord (5.4). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 4,660 residents in total.

Key figures for Nieuw Lotbroek

residents
4,660
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
1.9

How Nieuw Lotbroek 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
26.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.9 per 1,000
Property crime
7.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 144 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
0.6 km
GP practice
1.5 km
Train station
1.1 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
6.1 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
1.8 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
€ 223,277
Welfare recipients
36.5 per 1,000
High incomes
11%
Low incomes
45%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
61%
Social housing
33%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
10%

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
3,040 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
49%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,165
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.

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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
0.6 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Heerlen

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+22%

    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

    2.1around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    33%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    34%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,040more 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 Nieuw Lotbroek, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Nieuw Lotbroek

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Nieuw Lotbroek-Noord5.4
  2. 2Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid3.6