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neighbourhood in Weert

Biest

2,290 residents · postal code 6001 · Part of Biest, Weert

  • no. 5,052 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 33 in Weert

Scores per pillar

De Biest in Weert combines strong amenities — a 9.1, with the station under two kilometres away — with high safety, an 8.9 at 19.7 crimes per 1,000 people present. Eighty percent of homes are single-family and 70 percent owner-occupied, at an average value of €335,000. Housing, though, remains the weakest pillar at 4.2. The overall score comes to 7.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
1.8 km
Hospital
0.9 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.5 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
19.7
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 335,000
Owner-occupied
70%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 27%45–65 26%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
38%
Residents per km²
3,748

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Biest calculated?

Biest scores 7.1 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 Biest a safe neighbourhood?

Biest scores 8.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.