Hopel, Kerkrade
About 2,270 people live in Hopel, in 1,035 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 78% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €209,000; 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 17% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.7 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Hopel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 78% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 68% |
| Safety and nuisance | 13% |
| Social cohesion | 31% |
| Amenities | 65% |
| Housing stock | 39% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Hopel safe?
| All registered crime | 28.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.8 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) | €209,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 76% / 24% |
| Apartments | 4% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 3.1 km |
| Train station | 0.7 km |
| Hospital | 4.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Kerkrade
Eygelshoven-Kom · Waubacherveld · Vink · Chevremont · Haanrade · Bleijerheide · Nulland · Holz · Rolduckerveld · Erenstein · Kerkrade-Centrum · Gracht
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09280201. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.