Schelsberg, Heerlen
About 255 people live in Schelsberg, in 110 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 54% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 58.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €306,000; 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3 km away, a supermarket 1.2 km and a GP 1.2 km.
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Is Schelsberg a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 54% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 75% |
| Safety and nuisance | 12% |
| Social cohesion | 45% |
| Amenities | 71% |
| Housing stock | 72% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Schelsberg safe?
| All registered crime | 58.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 11.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 7.8 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) | €306,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 88% / 13% |
| Apartments | 5% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 25% |
| Age 65+ | 33% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.2 km |
| GP | 1.2 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 2.1 km |
| Train station | 3 km |
| Hospital | 4.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Heerlen
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09172402. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.