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Boschpoort

1,590 residents · postal code 6219 · Part of Buitenwijk Noordwest, Maastricht

  • no. 12,689 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 36 of 40 in Maastricht
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Scores per pillar

Boschpoort is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Maastricht with 1,590 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 2.7. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 7.7, while safety lags at 3.3. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €277k.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
1.4 km
General practitioner
2.2 km
Primary school
2.0 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Childcare
2.1 km
Train station
2.7 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
3.0 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
40.1
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
1.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 277,000
Owner-occupied
39%
Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
17%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 10%25–45 24%45–65 30%65+ 26%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
20%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
1,690

Nearby neighbourhoods

Frontenkwartier

Maastricht

3.5

Caberg

Maastricht

2.8

Boschstraatkwartier

Maastricht

2.7

Limmel

Maastricht

3.1

Statenkwartier

Maastricht

3.0

Sint Maartenspoort

Maastricht

3.0

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2.7

Bomenbuurt

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2.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Boschpoort calculated?

Boschpoort scores 2.7 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Boschpoort a safe neighbourhood?

Boschpoort scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (40.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.