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Broekhuizenvorst

Broekhuizenvorst has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,255 residents in total.

Bottom 27% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 14 of the 16 districts of Horst aan de Maas

Short answer: Broekhuizenvorst scores 4.5 as a district of Horst aan de Maas, no. 14 of the 16 districts of Horst aan de Maas. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Broekhuizenvorst (5.1). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,255 residents in total.

Key figures for Broekhuizenvorst

residents
1,255
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
5.4

How Broekhuizenvorst scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
18.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.9 per 1,000
Property crime
6.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 19 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
3.1 km
GP practice
3.5 km
Train station
12.2 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
10.3 km
Café
3.4 km
Library
9.8 km
Motorway ramp
3.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Horst aan de Maas

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 371,661
Welfare recipients
71.7 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
80%
Social housing
11%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
9%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Horst aan de Maas

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
1,564 inw/km²
Noise level
45 dB
Green surroundings
56%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
2%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
163
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Horst aan de Maas

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
32%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
9.8 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Horst aan de Maas

Who lives here

The age profile of Broekhuizenvorst looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4523%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,564far less densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Broekhuizenvorst, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Broekhuizenvorst

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Broekhuizenvorst5.1
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Broekhuizenvorst3.0