district in Kerkrade
Kerkrade-Noord
Kerkrade-Noord has 6 neighbourhoods with 12,985 residents in total.
Kerkrade-Noord, taking in neighbourhoods like Chevremont and Eygelshoven, still carries the marks of Limburg's mining past. Amenities manage an 8.3, but wealth (3.4) and safety (4.8) fall well short. Six neighbourhoods hold nearly 13,000 residents. The 4.9 overall ranks among the lower marks in the region and lays bare the wealth challenge in particular.
no. 1 of the 3 districts of Kerkrade
Short answer: Kerkrade-Noord scores 4.9 as a district of Kerkrade, no. 1 of the 3 districts of Kerkrade. Its strongest neighbourhood is Hopel (6.1), the worst Waubacherveld (3.7). The district has 6 neighbourhoods with 12,985 residents in total.
Key figures for Kerkrade-Noord
- residents
- 12,985
- neighbourhoods
- 6
- km² of land
- 6.6
How Kerkrade-Noord 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.
In 2025, 513 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Kerkrade-Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–259%
NL median 11%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6530%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
28% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,771 — 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 Kerkrade-Noord, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Kerkrade-Noord
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Neighbourhoods in Kerkrade-Noord
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