Bocholtz, Simpelveld
About 4,110 people live in Bocholtz, in 1,925 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 83% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 17.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €232,000; 65% of homes are owner-occupied and 19% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 8 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Bocholtz a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 83% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 19% |
| Safety and nuisance | 58% |
| Social cohesion | 38% |
| Amenities | 29% |
| Housing stock | 35% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bocholtz safe?
| All registered crime | 17.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 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) | €232,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 65% / 35% |
| Apartments | 21% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 28% |
| Average income per resident | €30,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 8.8 km |
| Train station | 8 km |
| Hospital | 8.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09650100. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.