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neighbourhood in Nijmegen

Lankforst

2,045 residents · postal code 6538 · Part of Dukenburg, Nijmegen

  • no. 12,115 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 35 of 40 in Nijmegen

Scores per pillar

Lankforst belongs to Nijmegen's Dukenburg, a 1970s planned district: mixed, with half single-family homes and 47 per cent living alone. The figures stay low, with a 2.7 for housing, a 3.0 overall and a 3.4 for social cohesion. Property values of 287,000 euro fall far below the national middle. At 26 offences per 1,000 people present, crime edges just above average. Amenities, at 7.0, are the bright spot.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.6 km
Hospital
3.0 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.7
Violent crimes
2.2
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 287,000
Owner-occupied
43%
Single-family homes
50%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 26%45–65 27%65+ 22%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
4,610

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Lankforst calculated?

Lankforst scores 3.0 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 Lankforst a safe neighbourhood?

Lankforst scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.