Gracht, Kerkrade
About 2,010 people live in Gracht, in 995 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 95% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 34.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €186,000; 72% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.7 km away, a supermarket 1.2 km and a GP 1.9 km.
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Is Gracht a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 95% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 10% |
| Safety and nuisance | 16% |
| Social cohesion | 27% |
| Amenities | 51% |
| Housing stock | 19% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Gracht safe?
| All registered crime | 34.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 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) | €186,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 72% / 28% |
| Apartments | 11% |
| Households with children | 31% |
| Single-person households | 35% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.2 km |
| GP | 1.9 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 4.7 km |
| Train station | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | 4.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Kerkrade
Kaalheide · Terwinselen · Heilust · Spekholzerheide · Kerkrade-Centrum · Erenstein · Rolduckerveld · Holz · Nulland · Bleijerheide · Eygelshoven-Kom · Hopel
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09280004. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.