Under offer
Heerlen-Centrum, Heerlen
NeighbourhoodThis two-bedroom apartment on Mariabad sits right in the thick of Heerlen-Centrum. At 59 m² it's compact, but the price of €159,000 is 37% below the neighbourhood average, a keen entry point for anyone looking to buy in the city. For context, apartments in Heerlen typically cost more per square metre.
Heerlen-Centrum is densely built and very urban, with over 2,900 addresses per km². One resident describes it as safe if you know the area, but notes crime and poverty are visible. They say: "I see more people on benefits than working, and with each year, more and more homeless people." The same resident acknowledges efforts to modernise the city, but feels the underlying issues remain. The neighbourhood has a high proportion of single-person households (1,570 out of 2,835 residents) and relatively few families with children. For more on the area, see municipality Heerlen.
For groceries, Jan Linders is just around the corner, and Albert Heijn is a five-minute walk away. There are several schools within walking distance: the Bernardinuscollege (secondary) is a couple of streets away, and Basisschool Sint Tarcisius is about a ten-minute walk. The train station is a ten-minute walk, and the city centre with its restaurants and library is even closer.
At the time of writing the home is listed via Ovida makelaars, Boek & Offermans Makelaars Heerlen, and Funda, so it's available through several channels.
Details of this home
Mariabad 222, Heerlen
Good · 1 resident
Personally, I think it's a safe neighbourhood, but that's because I know where I can go and what I'm allowed to do. If I were new here, I wouldn't feel so safe. You can encounter strange people here and experience situations that don't happen just like that outside this area. There is a lot of crime, from young to old, and if you pay close attention, you can see a lot of it. On top of that, there is simply a lot of poverty here. I see more people on benefits than working, and with each year, more and more homeless people. I see that they are trying their best to modernise the city. They are doing quite well at that, but... take the Aurora flats, for example. They've painted them all nice colours now, but that doesn't mean you've removed the ghetto. The same junkies and dealers still live in the flats as before. And I still wouldn't recommend walking alone in the dark. I think Heerlen is becoming more modern every year, but it remains my crack neighbourhood. Accessibility is fine, but we still don't have things like e-scooters or e-steps. Tram or metro. I can understand the tram and metro, but we are really lagging behind when it comes to e-scooters, etc. A few years ago, we only got those bikes you can rent... and then they basically showed that we can't handle that responsibility at all here. We destroy everything here that has any money in it or doesn't belong to us.
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Data from Heerlen-Centrum
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51 within 5 km
About Mariabad 222, Heerlen
The asking price is 37% below the average asking price in Heerlen-Centrum (€254,054), which makes it one of the cheaper options in the neighbourhood. However, the flat is also smaller than average (59 m² vs 95 m²). Given the energy label D and the 1976 build, the price reflects the size and condition. It's a keen entry point for the area.
The energy label is D. In Heerlen-Centrum, about 24% of homes have a label D or lower, while over 60% have A, B or C. A D label means moderate energy efficiency, you can expect reasonable but not low energy costs. It's worth noting that newer or better-insulated homes in the area may have lower running costs.
One resident rates the neighbourhood a 7 out of 10 and says it feels safe if you know the area, but adds that newcomers might not feel as safe. They mention crime and poverty are visible, and advise against walking alone in the dark. The CBS data shows 773 total crimes in the neighbourhood, which is relatively high for a residential area.
Heerlen train station is 0.9 km away, about a ten-minute walk.
Yes, Jan Linders is 362 m away (just around the corner), and Albert Heijn is 617 m away (a five-minute walk). There are also Aldi and Jumbo within about 900 m. So daily groceries are easily done on foot.
Several schools are within walking distance: the Bernardinuscollege (secondary) is 351 m away, Basisschool Sint Tarcisius (primary) is 641 m away, and the Grotiuscollege (secondary) is 682 m away. There are also other options within 1 km.
At 59 m², this flat is 38% smaller than the average home for sale in Heerlen-Centrum (95 m²). It's a compact two-bedroom apartment, typical of older city-centre flats. The smaller size partly explains the lower price.
6 homes in the neighbourhood Heerlen-Centrum
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