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Hatertse Hei

Hatertse Hei is a neighbourhood in the Nijmegen-Zuid district of Nijmegen, with 4,145 residents and 1,966 homes. 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 61% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€386,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 136 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 02680614 · 130 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,145residents1 January 2025
€386,000average WOZ home valueNijmegen: €387,000
14%green within 500 mNijmegen: 20%
136services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Hatertse Hei in NijmegenPostcodes in Hatertse Hei highlighted; the rest of Nijmegen in grey
Map of Nijmegen with Hatertse Hei highlighted

Who lives here.

4,145 residents in 2,245 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Nijmegen.

14%
aged 0–14
17%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
53%
one-person households
25%
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 Hatertse Hei is €386,000, against €387,000 in Nijmegen.

1,966homes8 newly built in 2025
61%single-family houses39% flats and apartments
52%owner-occupied35% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
860 m³gas per home per yearNijmegen: 710 m³
2,120 kWhelectricity per home per yearNijmegen: 2,250 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridNijmegen: 16%
52%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 Hatertse Hei compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

54%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyNijmegen: 55%
16%in the top 20% nationallyNijmegen: 14%
3.6%of residents live below the poverty lineNijmegen: 4.2%
€35,000median household wealthNijmegen: €21,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workNijmegen: 70.0%
49%with a university or higher professional degreeNijmegen: 47%
12.0%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 162 crimes in Hatertse Hei in 2025, 22% more than in 2024. That is 39.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 62.8 across Nijmegen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds20
Other property crime15
Vandalism and criminal damage11
Assault10
Theft from vehicles9
Burglary of homes7
Threats7
Vehicle theft6
Driving under the influence5
Public violence against people1

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 Hatertse Hei, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.5
Primary pupils living here280
Secondary pupils living here240
Business premises440
Residents per km²6,969
Land area59 ha

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

Schools in Hatertse Hei.

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

Basisschool Hidaya, school op islamitische grondslagPrimary school · Islamitisch

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.

St. AnnaGrootstalHazenkampBrakkensteinGoffertHeijendaalNijmegen-Zuid district