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Nijmegen

Nijmegen has 189,007 residents in 104,361 households, spread over 9 districts (wijken) and 43 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €387,000, from €288,000 in Dukenburg to €503,000 in Nijmegen-Noord. 44% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 9 districts · 43 neighbourhoods · 4,908 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
189,007residents1 January 2025
€387,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024
20%green within 500 mpostcode average
119services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Nijmegen.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Nijmegen: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Nijmegen: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average
Map of Nijmegen: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average
<80%160%+
Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m
Map of Nijmegen: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m
<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 9 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Nijmegen's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

DistrictWOZ valueOwner-occupiedAged 0–14Aged 65+One-person householdsGreen 500 mServices 15 minCrimes per 1,000
Nijmegen-Centrum€359k23%2%10%76%10%405258.9
Nijmegen-Oost€484k46%8%19%68%16%23346.5
Nijmegen-Oud-West€373k35%12%14%57%9%18044.7
Nijmegen-Nieuw-West€342k43%13%18%55%18%10963.9
Nijmegen-Midden€375k42%12%17%58%17%14973.4
Nijmegen-Zuid€350k38%12%21%55%23%9940.4
Dukenburg€288k40%15%22%46%32%9450.4
Lindenholt€320k61%15%18%36%25%10245.3
Nijmegen-Noord€503k63%25%9%26%24%8331.2

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Nijmegen is €387,000.

87,822homes872 newly built in 2025
53%single-family houses47% flats and apartments
44%owner-occupied38% housing association
11%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
710 m³gas per home per yearaverage
2,250 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage
16%homes off the gas gridaverage
30%homes with solar panelsaverage

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 Nijmegen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

55%of households in the lowest 40% nationally 
14%in the top 20% nationally 
4.2%of residents live below the poverty line 
€21,000median household wealth 
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work 
47%with a university or higher professional degree 
14.0%of workers are self-employed 
0.7cars per household 

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 11,878 crimes in Nijmegen in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 62.8 per 1,000 residents.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2,473
Other property crime1,083
Vandalism and criminal damage886
Theft from vehicles639
Driving under the influence519
Assault510
Threats280
Burglary of homes213
Vehicle theft182
Pickpocketing85
Public violence against people49
Street robbery25
Hold-up robbery5

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 Nijmegen, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.5
Primary pupils living here13,340
Secondary pupils living here8,420
Business premises24,710
Residents per km²3,579
Land area5,281 ha

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Nijmegen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Station Nijmegen Lent
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Station Nijmegen Lent
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Lent Rijksmonument 522954 RK kerk
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Lent Rijksmonument 522954 RK kerk
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Nijmegen Lent, Laauwikstraat 40 boerderij (03)
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Nijmegen Lent, Laauwikstraat 40 boerderij (03)
Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
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Districts and neighbourhoods of Nijmegen.

Every district and neighbourhood has its own page, with all of its postcodes.