Buitengebied, Brunssum
About 115 people live in Buitengebied, in 80 households (CBS 2024).
Liveability is in the top 97% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 69.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €123,000; 2% of homes are owner-occupied and 95% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.3 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 1.4 km.
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Is Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 97% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 16% |
| Safety and nuisance | 15% |
| Social cohesion | 7% |
| Amenities | 59% |
| Housing stock | 4% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 69.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €123,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 2% / 98% |
| Apartments | 99% |
| Households with children | 4% |
| Single-person households | 54% |
| Age 65+ | 80% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 2.1 km |
| Train station | 6.3 km |
| Hospital | 2.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Brunssum
Merkelbeekerdal · Bexdelle · Het Heufken · De Streek · Lemmender · Op den Haan · De Kling · Rozengaard · Klingbemden · Op gen Hoes · Oeloven · De Eggen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU08990243. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.