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district in Valkenburg aan de Geul

: Houthem - Sint Gerlach

: Houthem - Sint Gerlach has 5 neighbourhoods with 1,570 residents in total.

Bottom 48% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 6 districts of Valkenburg aan de Geul

Short answer: : Houthem - Sint Gerlach scores 6.1 as a district of Valkenburg aan de Geul, no. 3 of the 6 districts of Valkenburg aan de Geul. Its strongest neighbourhood is Sint Gerlach (6.6), the worst Ravensbosch (4.0). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 1,570 residents in total.

Key figures for : Houthem - Sint Gerlach

residents
1,570
neighbourhoods
5
km² of land
6.9

How : Houthem - Sint Gerlach 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
24.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
10.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 60 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
2.1 km
GP practice
2.1 km
Train station
0.7 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
5.9 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Valkenburg aan de Geul

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
€ 350,525
Welfare recipients
6.6 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
7%
Owner-occupied
66%
Social housing
10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
63%
Built after 2000
9%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Valkenburg aan de Geul

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
630 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
79%
Trees nearby
22%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
267
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 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 Valkenburg aan de Geul

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.9 km
Households with children
26%
Childcare
2.2 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Valkenburg aan de Geul

Who lives here

: Houthem - Sint Gerlach has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–257%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+32%

    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

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    43%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    25%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    624far 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 : Houthem - Sint Gerlach, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of : Houthem - Sint Gerlach

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of : Houthem - Sint Gerlach.

Neighbourhoods in : Houthem - Sint Gerlach

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Sint Gerlach6.6
  2. 2Vroenhof5.8
  3. 3Strabeek5.2
  4. 4Ravensbosch4.0
  5. Houthemerveld