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district in Valkenburg aan de Geul

: Sibbe - IJzeren

: Sibbe - IJzeren has 3 neighbourhoods with 1,300 residents in total.

Top 28% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 6 districts of Valkenburg aan de Geul

Short answer: : Sibbe - IJzeren scores 7.9 as a district of Valkenburg aan de Geul, no. 2 of the 6 districts of Valkenburg aan de Geul. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Sibbe (8.2). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 1,300 residents in total.

Key figures for : Sibbe - IJzeren

residents
1,300
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
5.7

How : Sibbe - IJzeren 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
1.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
8.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 25 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
2.7 km
GP practice
2.4 km
Train station
3.6 km
Restaurant
1.7 km
Hospital
8.0 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.6 km
Motorway ramp
2.0 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
€ 371,104
Welfare recipients
7.7 per 1,000
High incomes
19%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
78%
Social housing
11%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
8%

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
320 inw/km²
Noise level
45 dB
Green surroundings
67%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
190
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.1 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.

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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
0.5 km
Households with children
34%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
6.4 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Valkenburg aan de Geul

Who lives here

The age profile of : Sibbe - IJzeren looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+25%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    33%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    320far 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 : Sibbe - IJzeren, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in : Sibbe - IJzeren

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Sibbe8.2
  2. 2IJzeren7.1
  3. Vilterveld