Op de Heide, Venlo
About 3,630 people live in Op de Heide, in 1,685 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 91% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 33.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €230,000; 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 22% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.6 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 2.1 km.
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Is Op de Heide a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 91% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 77% |
| Safety and nuisance | 18% |
| Social cohesion | 24% |
| Amenities | 50% |
| Housing stock | 6% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Op de Heide safe?
| All registered crime | 33.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.9 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) | €230,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 67% / 33% |
| Apartments | 12% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | €25,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 2.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 4.1 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 3.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Venlo
Lage Heide · Maasveld II · Maasveld I · Tegelen-Centrum · Bosserhof · Kloosterdorp · Nieuw-Steyl · Zaarderheiken · Horsterweg · Verspreide huizen Boekend · Kern Boekend · Meuleveld
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09833204. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.