neighbourhood in Nijmegen
Biezen
9,845 residents · postal code 6541 · Part of Nijmegen-Oud-West, Nijmegen
- no. 8,432 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 17 of 40 in Nijmegen
Scores per pillar
De Biezen, west of Nijmegen's centre, is a mixed district in flux: 40 per cent of its homes were built after 2000, unusually many for so old a city edge. Amenities reach 9.0, and both safety (5.3) and the overall grade (5.2) sit near the national middle. Nearly six in ten households are single-person and ownership stays at 31 per cent. The average home is worth 370,000 euro.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Biezen calculated?
Biezen scores 5.2 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 Biezen a safe neighbourhood?
Biezen scores 5.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.