Heerlen-Centrum, Heerlen
NeighbourhoodThis listing is for a room on Gasthuisstraat in Heerlen. This listing does not state a house number, floor area, year of construction or energy label. As a result, the rest of this page is mainly about the street and the neighbourhood, not the room itself. At €458 per month, the rent is 67% below the neighbourhood average for rental properties, which is typical for a room compared to entire homes. For context, the average room in Heerlen goes for around €547, so this is keenly priced. See other rooms in Heerlen.
Heerlen-Centrum is a densely urban neighbourhood with over 2,800 residents, mostly single-person households. One resident describes it as "safe" but notes that "if I were new here, I wouldn't feel so safe" due to crime and poverty. They add: "I see more people on benefits than working, and with each year, more and more homeless people." The neighbourhood is undergoing modernisation, but the resident feels that "it remains my crack neighbourhood." The municipality Heerlen is working on improvements, but the area still has a high crime rate.
Gasthuisstraat is right in the centre, so daily errands are easy. For groceries, Albert Heijn is just around the corner, Jan Linders is a couple of streets away, and Jumbo is a five-minute walk. For schools, the VWO of Bernardinuscollege is a five-minute walk, and the Havo of the same school is a couple of streets further. A primary school, Basisschool Sint Tarcisius, is a ten-minute walk. The train station is a ten-minute walk away.
At the time of writing the home is listed only via Direct Wonen.
Details of this home
Gasthuisstraat, 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 Gasthuisstraat, Heerlen
Yes, it is keenly priced. The average room in Heerlen goes for around €547, so this is about 16% below that. Compared to the neighbourhood average for all rentals (€1,383), it is 67% lower, but that comparison is skewed because most rentals are entire homes, not rooms.
Heerlen-Centrum is very urban with a high density of addresses. One resident describes it as safe for those who know the area, but notes crime and poverty are visible. The neighbourhood is being modernised, but the resident feels it still has issues. There are many single-person households and a relatively old population.
The train station is 0.9 km away, about a ten-minute walk.
Albert Heijn is 449 m away, Jan Linders is 472 m, and Jumbo is 701 m. All are within a short walk.
Yes, several secondary schools are within walking distance: the VWO of Bernardinuscollege at 584 m, the Havo at 685 m, and the Emmacollege at 838 m. A primary school, Basisschool Sint Tarcisius, is 856 m away.
Direct Wonen has published only the street and price on their site.
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