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Benedenstad

Benedenstad is a neighbourhood in the Nijmegen-Centrum district of Nijmegen, with 2,685 residents and 1,642 homes. 14% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€346,000) is 11% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 363 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 02680100 · 69 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,685residents1 January 2025
€346,000average WOZ home valueNijmegen: €387,000
10%green within 500 mNijmegen: 20%
363services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Benedenstad in NijmegenPostcodes in Benedenstad highlighted; the rest of Nijmegen in grey
Map of Nijmegen with Benedenstad highlighted

Who lives here.

2,685 residents in 1,860 households, 1.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Nijmegen.

5%
aged 0–14
16%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 65 and over
67%
one-person households
11%
households with children

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

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Benedenstad is €346,000, against €387,000 in Nijmegen.

1,642homes1 January 2025
21%single-family houses79% flats and apartments
14%owner-occupied53% housing association
1%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
740 m³gas per home per yearNijmegen: 710 m³
1,760 kWhelectricity per home per yearNijmegen: 2,250 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridNijmegen: 16%
2%homes with solar panelsNijmegen: 30%

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

66%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyNijmegen: 55%
6%in the top 20% nationallyNijmegen: 14%
5.1%of residents live below the poverty lineNijmegen: 4.2%
€9,000median household wealthNijmegen: €21,000
67.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workNijmegen: 70.0%
49%with a university or higher professional degreeNijmegen: 47%
17.0%of workers are self-employedNijmegen: 14.0%
0.5cars per householdNijmegen: 0.7

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 339 crimes in Benedenstad in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 126.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 62.8 across Nijmegen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds105
Other property crime41
Vandalism and criminal damage28
Theft from vehicles13
Assault13
Driving under the influence5
Pickpocketing4
Burglary of homes3
Threats2
Vehicle theft1
Public violence against people1
Street robbery1

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 Benedenstad, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.9
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here50
Business premises475
Residents per km²8,788
Land area31 ha

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

Schools in Benedenstad.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Basisschool Petrus CanisiusPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Nijmegen.

StadscentrumOoyse SchependomBiezenBottendaalAltradeHunnerbergNijmegen-Centrum district