Ooyse Schependom

Ooyse Schependom is a neighbourhood in the Nijmegen-Oost district of Nijmegen, with 270 residents and 119 homes. 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€422,000) is 9% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 315 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 02680209 · 9 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

270residents1 January 2025

€422,000average WOZ home valueNijmegen: €387,000

47%green within 500 mNijmegen: 20%

315services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Ooyse Schependom in NijmegenPostcodes in Ooyse Schependom highlighted; the rest of Nijmegen in grey

Map of Nijmegen with Ooyse Schependom highlighted

Who lives here.

270 residents in 160 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Nijmegen.

11%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

33%

aged 25–44

19%

aged 65 and over

56%

one-person households

16%

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 Ooyse Schependom is €422,000, against €387,000 in Nijmegen.

119homes1 January 2025

23%single-family houses77% flats and apartments

61%owner-occupied0% housing association

0%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied

820 m³gas per home per yearNijmegen: 710 m³

2,210 kWhelectricity per home per yearNijmegen: 2,250 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridNijmegen: 16%

46%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 Ooyse Schependom compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

43%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyNijmegen: 55%

18%in the top 20% nationallyNijmegen: 14%

6.3%of residents live below the poverty lineNijmegen: 4.2%

€108,000median household wealthNijmegen: €21,000

75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workNijmegen: 70.0%

24.0%of workers are self-employedNijmegen: 14.0%

0.7cars 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 29 crimes in Ooyse Schependom in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 107.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 62.8 across Nijmegen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds11

Other property crime3

Theft from vehicles2

Burglary of homes1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Ooyse Schependom, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km

Large supermarket1.2 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.7

Primary pupils living here20

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises65

Residents per km²325

Land area83 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Nijmegen.

Hunnerberg Altrade Benedenstad Stadscentrum Hengstdal Galgenveld Nijmegen-Oost district