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neighbourhood in Nijmegen

Hees

3,140 residents · postal code 6542 · Part of Nijmegen-Nieuw-West, Nijmegen

  • no. 8,644 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 40 in Nijmegen

Scores per pillar

Hees in Nijmegen's Nieuw-West is a mixed area where slightly more than half of homes are ground-level and over half of households live alone. Amenities are close by, worth an 8.1, but safety trails at 3.8 amid more than 45 crimes per 1,000 people present. The overall grade reaches 5.0. The average home value of €441,000 sits just above the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.9 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
45.5
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
1.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 441,000
Owner-occupied
57%
Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 17%25–45 24%45–65 21%65+ 23%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
53%
Residents per km²
3,822

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hees calculated?

Hees scores 5.0 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 Hees a safe neighbourhood?

Hees scores 3.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (45.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.