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neighbourhood in Nijmegen

Groenewoud

3,650 residents · postal code 6525 · Part of Nijmegen-Oost, Nijmegen

  • no. 10,797 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 25 of 40 in Nijmegen

Scores per pillar

Groenewoud in eastern Nijmegen is distinctly urban and young: over eight in ten households live alone and barely 5 percent of residents are under fifteen. Amenities score 7.5, but social cohesion (3.9) and housing (4.2) lag, and the overall grade lands at 3.8. Homes average 388,000 euro, with just over 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.4 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
0.9 km
Hospital
2.0 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
31.2
Violent crimes
1.8
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 388,000
Owner-occupied
42%
Single-family homes
39%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 5%15–25 43%25–45 24%45–65 13%65+ 14%
Average household size
1.3
Households with children
7%
Single-person households
81%
Residents per km²
3,128

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Groenewoud calculated?

Groenewoud scores 3.8 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 Groenewoud a safe neighbourhood?

Groenewoud scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.