neighbourhood in Nijmegen
Lent
15,975 residents · postal code 6663 · Part of Nijmegen-Noord, Nijmegen
- no. 1,688 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 3 of 40 in Nijmegen
Scores per pillar
On the north bank of the Waal, Lent has grown from village to new-build district in twenty years: three-quarters of its homes date from after 2000. The result is one of the strongest performers in this set, with an overall grade of 9.0 and high marks for housing (8.1) and social life (8.4). Families dominate — 43 per cent of households have children — and at 24 crimes per thousand, crime sits exactly on the national median. Homes average 489,000 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 Lent calculated?
Lent scores 9.0 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 Lent a safe neighbourhood?
Lent scores 7.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.