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district in Montferland

's-Heerenberg

's-Heerenberg has 11 neighbourhoods with 15,140 residents in total.

Bottom 46% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Around 's-Heerenberg, hard against the German border in Montferland, the district counts 15,140 residents across eleven neighbourhoods, from the town itself to Zeddam and Stokkum. Safety is the bright spot at 7.6, but below it the picture darkens: wealth stops at 4.3 and the overall grade slips to 5.4. Quiet and nature still passes at 6.0, and amenities (6.3) sit right around the national middle too. Spread across so many cores tends to weigh on the numbers.

no. 3 of the 3 districts of Montferland

Short answer: 's-Heerenberg scores 5.9 as a district of Montferland, no. 3 of the 3 districts of Montferland. Its strongest neighbourhood is Zeddam (7.9), the worst Stokkum (3.1). The district has 11 neighbourhoods with 15,140 residents in total.

Key figures for 's-Heerenberg

residents
15,140
neighbourhoods
11
km² of land
38.3

How 's-Heerenberg 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
19.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
6.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 348 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in MontferlandThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Montferland

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.2 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
9.3 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
9.6 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
2.4 km
Motorway ramp
1.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Montferland

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
€ 306,445
Welfare recipients
14.5 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
43%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
65%
Social housing
24%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
18%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Montferland

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
2,318 inw/km²
Noise level
49 dB
Green surroundings
62%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
687
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.9 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 Montferland

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
32%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
8.8 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Montferland

Who lives here

The age profile of 's-Heerenberg looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    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

    2.1around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    34%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,318around the 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 's-Heerenberg, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of 's-Heerenberg

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of 's-Heerenberg.

Neighbourhoods in 's-Heerenberg

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Zeddam7.9
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Stokkum7.7
  3. 3Verspreide huizen Mengelenberg en Lengel7.7
  4. 4Verspreide huizen Braamt7.4
  5. 5Azewijn7.0
  6. 6's-Heerenberg6.3
  7. 7Verspreide huizen Zeddam6.1
  8. 8Braamt6.0
  9. 9's-Heerenberg, oostelijke uitbreiding3.8
  10. 10Verspreide huizen Azewijn3.5
  11. 11Stokkum3.1