Heerlen-Centrum, Heerlen
NeighbourhoodThis apartment on Mariabad sits in the heart of Heerlen, where the streets are busy and the city buzzes around you. At 56 m² it's compact, and with an energy label B it's reasonably efficient. The asking price of €212,500 is 16% below the neighbourhood average of €254,054, which makes it a keen entry point into the local market. For context, apartments in Heerlen typically sell for around €2,968 per m².
Heerlen-Centrum is a dense, urban area with a very high address density of nearly 3,000 per km². The population is diverse: many single-person households (1,570 out of 2,835 residents) and a significant share of residents aged 65 and over. One resident describes it as a safe neighbourhood if you know your way around, but notes that crime and poverty are visible. They say: "There is a lot of crime, from young to old, and if you pay close attention, you can see a lot of it." The same resident acknowledges efforts to modernise the city, but adds: "I still wouldn't recommend walking alone in the dark." This is a neighbourhood with character, but it's not for everyone. For more on the area, see Heerlen-Centrum.
For your morning bread, Jan Linders is just around the corner, and Albert Heijn is a five-minute walk away. Primary school children can walk to Basisschool Sint Tarcisius in about ten minutes, while secondary schools like Bernardinuscollege are a couple of streets away. The train station is a ten-minute walk, making commutes to Maastricht or Sittard straightforward. The city centre, with its restaurants and library, is on your doorstep. For more on the wider area, see the municipality of Heerlen.
At the time of writing the home is listed only via Ovida makelaars.
Details of this home
Mariabad 62, 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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About Mariabad 62, Heerlen
The asking price is 16% below the average asking price in Heerlen-Centrum (€254,054), which suggests it's keenly priced. However, the floor area of 56 m² is 41% smaller than the neighbourhood average of 95 m², so the price per m² is actually higher than average. Whether it's fair depends on how you value the compact size versus the lower total price.
The energy label is B, which is quite efficient. In Heerlen-Centrum, about 27% of homes have label A and 24% have label B, so this apartment is above average in energy performance. You can expect relatively low heating costs compared to older, less efficient homes.
One resident describes it as safe if you know where to go, but notes that crime and poverty are visible. They say there are 'strange people' and situations that don't happen elsewhere, and they wouldn't recommend walking alone in the dark. The neighbourhood has a high crime rate (773 total offences), so it's worth being aware of your surroundings.
Jan Linders supermarket is 339 metres away, and Albert Heijn is 598 metres. Primary school Sint Tarcisius is 679 metres, and secondary schools like Bernardinuscollege are within 500 metres. The train station is 0.9 km away, and the city centre with restaurants and a library is within a few hundred metres.
The train station is 0.9 km away, about a ten-minute walk. The neighbourhood is very urban with a high address density, so public transport is generally well-served.
Heerlen-Centrum has 2,835 residents, mostly single-person households (1,570). There are few families with children (120). The age distribution is skewed towards 25-45 (840) and 65+ (875). Average household size is 1.3, reflecting many singles and elderly.
Sold homes in Heerlen-Centrum took an average of 75 days to sell, which is relatively long. This suggests a buyer's market where you have time to consider your options.
6 homes in the neighbourhood Heerlen-Centrum
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