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district in Heerlen

Schrieversheide

Schrieversheide has 1 neighbourhoods with 105 residents in total.

Bottom 48% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 22 districts of Heerlen

Short answer: Schrieversheide scores 6.1 as a district of Heerlen, no. 3 of the 22 districts of Heerlen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Schrieversheide (6.1). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 105 residents in total.

Key figures for Schrieversheide

residents
105
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
4.3

How Schrieversheide 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
101.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
71.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
5.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 52 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
1.0 km
GP practice
1.7 km
Train station
3.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
4.7 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
2.3 km
Motorway ramp
2.8 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
€ 422,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
Vacancy
24%
Owner-occupied
74%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
16%

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
24 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
74%
Trees nearby
25%
Water share
7%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
902
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.4 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
1.0 km
Households with children
27%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Residents under 15
20%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Heerlen

Who lives here

Schrieversheide has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1520%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–257%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4532%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6520%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    45%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    24far 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Schrieversheide, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Schrieversheide

Sorted by total grade

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