Living in Kaalheide

Neighbourhood in Kerkrade-West, Kerkrade

Inhabitants
2,740
Homes
1,324
Avg. WOZ value
€218,000
Owner-occupied homes
59%

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Kaalheide in figures

Living

  • Average WOZ value€218,000

    Kerkrade-West €222,000Kerkrade €214,000

    equal to Kerkrade (€214,000)
  • Owner-occupied59%higher than in Kerkrade (53%)
  • Single-family home83%higher than in Kerkrade (64%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,324district 7,373 · municipality 24,035
Rented homes
41%district 43% · municipality 46%
Housing association rentals
31%district 31% · municipality 32%
Multi-family homes
17%district 25% · municipality 36%
Built in the last 10 years
1%district 2% · municipality 3%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.

Population

  • Inhabitants2,740
  • Households with children34%higher than in Kerkrade (27%)
  • Age

    Kerkrade

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
3,031district 1,475 · municipality 2,076
Households
1,310district 7,060 · municipality 23,114
People per household
2.1district 2.0 · municipality 1.9
Single-person households
35%district 39% · municipality 43%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket1.1 kmfurther than in Kerkrade (0.8 km)
  • GP0.8 kmequal to Kerkrade (0.8 km)
  • Primary school0.5 kmcloser than in Kerkrade (0.6 km)
  • Train station2.2 kmfurther than in Kerkrade (1.7 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.9 kmdistrict 0.8 km · municipality 0.8 km
Day care
0.5 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.7 km
Interchange station
6.6 kmdistrict 6.0 km · municipality 7.9 km
Motorway access
1.1 kmdistrict 1.6 km · municipality 2.0 km
Hospital
2.1 kmdistrict 3.2 km · municipality 2.4 km
Library
1.0 kmdistrict 1.1 km · municipality 1.2 km
Swimming pool
6.6 kmdistrict 7.0 km · municipality 6.4 km
Restaurants within 1 km
1district 3 · municipality 5
Cars per household
1.1district 1.1 · municipality 1.0

Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.

Energy

  • With solar power60%higher than in Kerkrade (39%)
  • Natural-gas-free2%equal to Kerkrade (3%)
  • Natural gas per home per year860 m³

    Kerkrade-West 880 m³Kerkrade 870 m³

    equal to Kerkrade (870 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,660 kWhdistrict 2,620 kWh · municipality 2,550 kWh
Electrically heated
7%district 8% · municipality 7%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€27,800lower than in Kerkrade (€29,500)
  • Median wealth per household€58,400higher than in Kerkrade (€51,900)
  • SES score-0.25

    -1.000+1.00

    Kaalheide -0.25Kerkrade-West -0.21Kerkrade -0.25

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.