neighbourhood in Horst aan de Maas
De Afhang
1,955 residents · postal code 5961 · Part of Horst, Horst aan de Maas
Safe, but not spacious
Nine in ten homes in De Afhang were built after 2000, and the population profile matches: almost half of households have children, one in five residents is under fifteen and the share aged 65 and over stays far below the national picture.
The wealth pillar is strong but not flawless. Property values are well above the national median, vacancy is close to zero and more households live on a high income than nationally; the rate of social assistance, however, is slightly above the middle. A 7.7 with one caveat, then.
Quiet & nature is the weakest component, and that comes not from noise — which is below the median — but from greenery: both the share of green space within walking distance and the tree canopy fall short of the national middle. New building and mature trees do not yet go together here.
- no. 1,538 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 1 of 45 in Horst aan de Maas
How De Afhang scores
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Is De Afhang a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Afhang comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 41 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
De Afhang has strikingly many children under 15: 21%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1521%
NL median 14%
- 15–2513%
NL median 11%
- 25–4526%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+13%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.7 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
22% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
49% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,538 — around the average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
Is De Afhang a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Afhang comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in De Afhang?
In De Afhang the police recorded 41 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for De Afhang calculated?
De Afhang scores 9.1 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where De Afhang lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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