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neighbourhood in Nijmegen

Heijendaal

2,415 residents · postal code 6525 · Part of Nijmegen-Midden, Nijmegen

  • no. 11,706 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 32 of 40 in Nijmegen

Scores per pillar

Heijendaal in Nijmegen tilts hard in one direction: 75 per cent of households are single-person, only 6 per cent have children, and barely 4 per cent of residents are under fifteen. This is student territory through and through, mostly rented, with a low home value of €272,000. The station is 800 metres off, but safety is grim: a 3.0, with almost 79 crimes per 1,000 people present.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
0.8 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
2.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
78.9
Violent crimes
2.6
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 272,000
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
21%
Built after 2000
32%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 4%15–25 36%25–45 33%45–65 11%65+ 16%
Average household size
1.3
Households with children
6%
Single-person households
75%
Residents per km²
1,652

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Heijendaal calculated?

Heijendaal scores 3.3 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 Heijendaal a safe neighbourhood?

Heijendaal scores 3.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (78.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.