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Kerkrade

Limburg · Strongly urban · CBS GM0928

Avg. sale price

€270k

Price Growth YoY

+2.9%

Population

45.490

Kerkrade is a municipality in Limburg with 45.490 residents, the 118th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €214k, 46% below the national average of €398k. Of its 24.035 homes, 53% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 3 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Limburg province · urbanisation level 2/5

53% owner-occupied · 46% rental

Average income €34.9k · 18.7% higher educated

61% labour participation · 2.076 /km²

Neighbourhood Map

(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€270k

-44% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€214k

-46% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

53.0%

-7% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

24.035

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €56k (26%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€270k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lowest of 342 municipalities

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has declined by 1k since 2018, reaching 45k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
64%
36%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
7 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 11.6% (2021); worst: 2.0% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

53%

Rental

46%

Built before 2000

97%

Household Composition

Single

42.79%

With children

26.92%

Avg size: 1.9
Density: 2.076 /km²
Population density

2,076

+287% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
12%
23%
28%
27%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

65.46%

EU / Western background

23.61%

Non-EU background

10.93%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€35k

-17% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

5.1%

+65% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

61.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

18.7%

Low education

37.1%

Labour participation

61%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

61%

Flexible contract

27%

Self-employed

12%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€51.9k
Poverty rate
5.1%
Cars/household
1.1
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
50.4
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 89% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
16.8
Property damage
4.8
Violent crime
5.6
In 2025: 16.8 theft, 5.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

10

Primary schools (PO)

2

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

92%
8%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 91.7%
Weak / insufficient · 8.3%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

13

Daycare (KDV)

11

After-school care (BSO)

537

KDV child places

41

Avg KDV size
9.8 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.59 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

54%
46%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 54% · 13 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 46% · 11 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

46%
54%
Offers VVE · 46% · 6 locations
No VVE · 54% · 7 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

9.7

-20% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

8.2

-6% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

0.8 km

-27% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.8 km

-20% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

0.8 km

Supermarket

0.8 km

Childcare

0.7 km

Primary school

0.6 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

5

Bus stops

130

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
9.7
µg/m³
-2.4 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
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Limburg
Places of Worship (Buildings)
12 total in municipality · 2.64 per 10k residents

Christian churches

12

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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