Postcode 6131 Sittard
About 5,150 people live in postcode area 6131 in Sittard (municipality Sittard-Geleen), in 3,355 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €247,000 in 2023, up 60% from €154,000 in 2016.
30% of homes are owner-occupied, 76.3% are apartments and 34.3% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 63% of Dutch postcode areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
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Year built, floor area and neighbourhood facts for one home. Free.
Home values over time
| 2016 | €154,000 |
| 2017 | €156,000 +1.3% |
| 2018 | €158,000 +1.3% |
| 2019 | €168,000 +6.3% |
| 2020 | €180,000 +7.1% |
| 2021 | €192,000 +6.7% |
| 2022 | €211,000 +9.9% |
| 2023 | €247,000 +17.1% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 5.9% |
| Age 15–24 | 12.4% |
| Age 25–44 | 26.4% |
| Age 45–64 | 21.6% |
| Age 65+ | 33.6% |
| Single-person households | 66.5% |
| Families with children | 10.6% |
| Average household size | 1.5 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | strongly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 3,480 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 30% / 70% |
| Social housing | 30.2% |
| Apartments | 76.3% |
| Built before 1945 | 34.3% |
| Built 2015 or later | 7.6% |
| Average gas use | 780 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 2,070 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1 km |
| Daycare | 1 km |
| Train station | 1 km |
| Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Library | 0.8 km |
| Swimming pool | 2.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 6131
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| Jenaplanschool De Vlieger independent (general) · 101 pupils | Kleine Steeg 8 | – / – |
Share of pupils leaving at the target level (2F reading, 1S maths) on the end-of-primary test, 2024. National: 73.7% / 43.3%.
Neighbourhoods in 6131
Sittard-Centrum · Ophoven · Kollenberg-Park Leyenbroek · Overhoven · Baandert
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
6132 Sittard · 6129 Urmond · 6133 Sittard · 6134 Sittard · 6127 Grevenbicht · 6135 Sittard · 6136 Sittard · 6125 Obbicht · 6137 Sittard · 6124 Papenhoven
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.