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neighbourhood in Maastricht

Malpertuis

2,185 residents · postal code 6217 · Part of Buitenwijk West, Maastricht

  • no. 12,579 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 35 of 40 in Maastricht

Scores per pillar

Malpertuis in western Maastricht is a post-war working-class quarter where housing associations run the show: 85 percent rental, a €224k average value and a 2.6 socio-economic score. Safety (6.4) performs notably well for this profile. Half the households live alone. Overall: 2.8 — the numbers of a neighbourhood earmarked for renewal.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
4.2 km
Hospital
0.7 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
0.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.7
Violent crimes
3.6
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 224,000
Owner-occupied
15%
Single-family homes
42%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 26%45–65 26%65+ 21%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
26%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
5,560

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Malpertuis calculated?

Malpertuis scores 2.8 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 Malpertuis a safe neighbourhood?

Malpertuis scores 6.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.