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Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen

Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen has 1 neighbourhoods with 160 residents in total.

Bottom 6% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 21 of the 22 districts of Heerlen

Short answer: Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen scores 2.9 as a district of Heerlen, no. 21 of the 22 districts of Heerlen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Ten Esschen (2.9). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 160 residents in total.

Key figures for Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen

residents
160
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
2

How Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen 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
180.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
10.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.4 per 1,000
Property crime
81.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 166 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
2.5 km
GP practice
2.8 km
Train station
1.6 km
Restaurant
2.1 km
Hospital
6.0 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
2.9 km
Motorway ramp
0.4 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
€ 393,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
27%
Low incomes
30%
Vacancy
10%
Owner-occupied
89%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
4%

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
82 inw/km²
Noise level
63 dB
Green surroundings
55%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
449
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
2.0 km
Households with children
45%
Childcare
2.4 km
Secondary school
3.7 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Heerlen

Who lives here

The age profile of Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+18%

    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

    2.5larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    28%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    45%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    82far 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 Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Woonboulevard - Ten Esschen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Ten Esschen2.9