Wijk 36 Welten-Benzenrade

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK091736 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Heerlen

Avg. WOZ Value

€295k

official assessed

Population

3.980

CBS 2023

Housing Stock

2.075

total homes

Owner-Occupied

73%

vs rental

Avg. Income

€44.7k

per recipient

Median wealth

€185k

household net worth

Density

728 /km²

residents / km²

Trends 2018–2025

Avg. WOZ Value (€k) 2025

Population 2025

Avg. Income (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure

Median Wealth (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure

Demographics

Housing Tenure

73%

27%

Owner-occupied

Rental

Household Composition

43%

22%

35%

Single-person

With children

Couples / other

Avg. household size: 1.9

Education & Labour

Higher education

43.4%

Low education

18%

Labour participation

66%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

79.4%

EU / Western background

13.44%

Non-EU background

7.16%

Housing & Liveability

Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

73%

Rental

27%

Built before 2000

99%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

66%

Multi-family (apartments)

34%

Cars/household: 1.2

Area: 5.5 km²

Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

1.7 km

🛒

Supermarket

0.7 km

🧒

Childcare

0.6 km

🏫

Primary school

0.8 km

Public Transport

Bus stops

Source: OpenStreetMap

Age Profile

Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

10%

15–25 years

25–45 years

17%

45–65 years

26%

65+ years

41%

Economy & Work

Business Activity Sectors

26%

14%

27%

32%

Business services

Trade & hospitality

Govt / edu / health

Other

530 total establishments

Education & Labour Trends

Education Level Over Time

Labour Participation Over Time

Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)

Total crime · 2025

Wijk 36 Welten-Benzenrade

62.3

Heerlen

66.8

Nederland

44.8

Air Quality

Annual average — source: RIVM GCN

NO₂ nitrogen dioxide

10.1

µg/m³

-2.0 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³

PM2.5 particulate matter

8.2

µg/m³

-0.5 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³

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Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten & Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland · City context data is municipal-level average · Privacy threshold: some stats suppressed for small populations