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Boschstraatkwartier

1,980 residents · postal code 6211 · Part of Centrum, Maastricht

  • no. 12,749 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 38 of 40 in Maastricht
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Scores per pillar

The Boschstraatkwartier in central Maastricht is a district of people living alone: 77 percent of households are single-person and only four percent have children. Amenities are on the doorstep — an 8.6, with a restaurant round the corner — but safety reaches no higher than 2.8, at 86.2 crimes per 1,000 people present, figures inflated by nightlife and shopping crowds. Fewer than a fifth of homes are owned. Home values stay low at €236,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
2.6 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
86.2
Violent crimes
8.6
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 236,000
Owner-occupied
19%
Single-family homes
8%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 3%15–25 33%25–45 33%45–65 17%65+ 14%
Average household size
1.3
Households with children
4%
Single-person households
77%
Residents per km²
6,434

Nearby neighbourhoods

Statenkwartier

Maastricht

3.0

Sint Maartenspoort

Maastricht

3.0

Frontenkwartier

Maastricht

3.5

Binnenstad

Maastricht

3.2

Kommelkwartier

Maastricht

3.8

Wyck

Maastricht

5.8

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Boschstraatkwartier calculated?

Boschstraatkwartier 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 Boschstraatkwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Boschstraatkwartier scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (86.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.