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Buitenwijk West

CBS name: Wijk 02 Buitenwijk West

Buitenwijk West is one of 7 districts in Maastricht, with 36,015 residents and 18,304 homes in 10 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €267,000 is 15% below the municipal average. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 093502 · 10 neighbourhoods · 846 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
36,015residents1 January 2025
€267,000average WOZ home valueMaastricht: €313,000
23%green within 500 mMaastricht: 21%
68services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Buitenwijk West in MaastrichtPostcodes in Buitenwijk West highlighted; the rest of Maastricht in grey
Map of Maastricht with Buitenwijk West highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Buitenwijk West.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 44 neighbourhoods in Maastricht.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Brusselsepoort5,235€290k38%38%22%24%104
Mariaberg4,940€259k18%58%20%15%187
Belfort2,555€283k77%55%26%26%77
Pottenberg2,280€217k16%48%20%31%82
Malpertuis2,185€224k15%42%21%35%81
Caberg3,295€247k17%57%20%23%61
Oud-Caberg1,940€302k56%54%36%23%40
Malberg5,355€257k33%69%29%27%49
Dousberg-Hazendans1,855€438k90%91%16%16%54
Daalhof6,370€250k50%53%30%17%51

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Buitenwijk West is €267,000, against €313,000 in Maastricht.

18,304homes80 newly built in 2025
55%single-family houses45% flats and apartments
38%owner-occupied49% housing association
4%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
760 m³gas per home per yearMaastricht: 760 m³
2,270 kWhelectricity per home per yearMaastricht: 2,260 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridMaastricht: 10%
25%homes with solar panelsMaastricht: 23%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Buitenwijk West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

58%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyMaastricht: 57%
9%in the top 20% nationallyMaastricht: 12%
4.8%of residents live below the poverty lineMaastricht: 4.7%
€16,000median household wealthMaastricht: €20,000
58.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workMaastricht: 60.0%
27%with a university or higher professional degreeMaastricht: 36%
11.0%of workers are self-employedMaastricht: 14.0%
0.7cars per householdMaastricht: 0.6

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 1,465 crimes in Buitenwijk West in 2025, 7% fewer than in 2024. That is 40.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 59.4 across Maastricht.

Vandalism and criminal damage180
Theft of bicycles and mopeds146
Assault85
Other property crime77
Threats74
Theft from vehicles42
Driving under the influence33
Burglary of homes32
Vehicle theft31
Public violence against people14
Pickpocketing7

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Buitenwijk West, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.4
Primary pupils living here2,160
Secondary pupils living here1,230
Business premises2,790
Residents per km²4,070
Land area885 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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