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Ressen

4,095 residents · postal code 6515 · Part of Nijmegen-Noord, Nijmegen

  • no. 1,262 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 40 in Nijmegen

Scores per pillar

Almost entirely new-build and exceptionally young: that is Ressen in the Waalsprong district north of Nijmegen, where 61 percent of households have children and just 2 percent of residents are over 65. Nearly a third are under fifteen. Housing (9.2) and the social fabric (8.6) lift the total to 9.3. Amenities trail at 5.6, as the district is still filling in.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.6 km
General practitioner
2.1 km
Primary school
1.3 km
Secondary school
2.3 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
1.0 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Café
3.0 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
30.3
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 546,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
97%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 32%15–25 7%25–45 43%45–65 15%65+ 2%
Average household size
2.8
Households with children
61%
Single-person households
18%
Residents per km²
1,361

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Ressen calculated?

Ressen scores 9.3 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 Ressen a safe neighbourhood?

Ressen scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.