Living in Buitenwijk West (Maastricht): WOZ, prices & areas
District · Maastricht
Living in Buitenwijk West
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Maastricht. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Maastricht, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Buitenwijk West is €267,000, 15% lower than in Maastricht (€313,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 89%, against a rise of 76% in Maastricht. 38% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point less than in Maastricht (39%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€267,000
▼15% lower than Maastricht (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+89%
▲higher than Maastricht (+76%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (39%)
Social housing
49%
▲15 percentage points higher than Maastricht (34%)
Private rent
13%
▼14 percentage points lower than Maastricht (27%)
Single-family dwellings
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Maastricht (48%)
Built before 1945
12%
▼12 percentage points lower than Maastricht (24%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Maastricht (22%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than Maastricht (17%)
Average WOZ value
€267,000
▼15% lower than Maastricht (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+89%
▲higher than Maastricht (+76%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (39%)
Social housing
49%
▲15 percentage points higher than Maastricht (34%)
Private rent
13%
▼14 percentage points lower than Maastricht (27%)
Single-family dwellings
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Maastricht (48%)
Built before 1945
12%
▼12 percentage points lower than Maastricht (24%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Maastricht (22%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than Maastricht (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 89% between 2014 and 2025, to €267,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€267,000▼ 15% below Maastricht
+89% since 2014
Maastricht +76%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€254 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€254/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
108 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €267,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€106NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€24€27
Property tax (OZB)€23€23
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€148
Maintenance reserve€138–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Maastricht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 78th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 108 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €267,000.
Levies: Maastricht's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Buitenwijk West has the lowest WOZ value of the 7 wijken in the municipality of Maastricht.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €267,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Buitenwijk West
267,000
18,304
–
Centrum
343,000
13,170
–
Buitenwijk Zuidwest
511,000
4,714
–
Buitenwijk Noordwest
301,000
1,064
–
Buitenwijk Oost
312,000
15,806
–
Buitenwijk Noordoost
315,000
1,304
–
Buitenwijk Zuidoost
274,000
11,887
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 49% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied38%
Social housing49%
Private rent13%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
55% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes55%
Multi-family homes45%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
32% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 14% in the municipality of Maastricht.
Before 194511.9%
1945-196424.4%
1965-197432.1%
1975-199112%
1992-200510.4%
2006-20153.9%
2016 and later5.2%
Explanation
Based on 18,545 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Maastricht average.
In 2025, 41 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buitenwijk West, 31% lower than in Maastricht (59). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 2%, against a rise of 14% in Maastricht. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▼31% lower than Maastricht (59)
Change since 2021
+2%
▼lower than Maastricht (+14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼19% lower than Maastricht (2.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▼31% lower than Maastricht (59)
Change since 2021
+2%
▼lower than Maastricht (+14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼19% lower than Maastricht (2.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Buitenwijk West registered 41 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 59 in the municipality of Maastricht.
Buitenwijk West41
The municipality of Maastricht59
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Buitenwijk West is 'Theft and burglary': 12.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 27.5 in the municipality of Maastricht.
Buitenwijk WestMaastricht
Theft and burglary12.9
Maastricht 27.5▼ −53% vs Maastricht
Traffic6.9
Maastricht 9.7▼ −29% vs Maastricht
Vandalism and public order6.7
Maastricht 7.2▼ −7% vs Maastricht
Violence and threats6.2
Maastricht 6.6▼ −6% vs Maastricht
Fraud and scams4.6
Maastricht 4.7≈ Maastricht
Other and withheld2.8
Maastricht 3.4▼ −18% vs Maastricht
Environmental0.5
Maastricht 0.3≈ Maastricht
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Buitenwijk West registered 88 traffic accidents, of which 12 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Maastricht average; green space is above the Maastricht average.
An estimated 64% of adults in Buitenwijk West rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points less than in Maastricht. More adults are overweight (53% against 46%), more feel lonely (59% against 55%) and more smoke (21% against 19%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Buitenwijk West, covering 54% of the area, against 38% in Maastricht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 23% of the area, 5 percentage points above the 18% in Maastricht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
64%
▼6 percentage points lower than Maastricht (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Maastricht (18%)
More figures
Overweight
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Maastricht (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Maastricht (50%)
Lonely
59%
▲4 percentage points higher than Maastricht (55%)
Smokes
21%
▲2 percentage points higher than Maastricht (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
54%
▲16 percentage points higher than Maastricht (38%)
Agriculture, share of the area
17%
▼14 percentage points lower than Maastricht (31%)
Recreation, share of the area
23%
▲12 percentage points higher than Maastricht (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
64%
▼6 percentage points lower than Maastricht (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Maastricht (18%)
More figures
Overweight
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Maastricht (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Maastricht (50%)
Lonely
59%
▲4 percentage points higher than Maastricht (55%)
Smokes
21%
▲2 percentage points higher than Maastricht (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
54%
▲16 percentage points higher than Maastricht (38%)
Agriculture, share of the area
17%
▼14 percentage points lower than Maastricht (31%)
Recreation, share of the area
23%
▲12 percentage points higher than Maastricht (11%)
Health
An estimated 64% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Maastricht (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Maastricht
Good self-rated health
64.4%
70%
Smokes
20.8%
19.3%
Excessive drinking
6%
6.9%
Overweight
53%
46.5%
Lonely
59.1%
55.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
55.1%
54.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.1%
50.5%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
23% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 18% in the municipality of Maastricht.
Traffic2.6%
Built-up54.4%
Other built-up2.3%
Recreation23.3%
Agriculture17.4%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Maastricht.
Buitenwijk West has 36,185 inhabitants (2026), or 4,090 per km² (81% higher than in Maastricht). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 3% in Maastricht. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Maastricht was 74%, 4 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
-4%
▼lower than Maastricht (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Maastricht
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Maastricht (+9%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (25%)
Never married
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Maastricht (56%)
Dutch origin
61%
▲1 percentage point higher than Maastricht (60%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
42%
▲2 percentage points higher than Maastricht (40%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-4%
▼lower than Maastricht (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Maastricht
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Maastricht (+9%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (25%)
Never married
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Maastricht (56%)
Dutch origin
61%
▲1 percentage point higher than Maastricht (60%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
42%
▲2 percentage points higher than Maastricht (40%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2014 and 2026, to 36,185.
Residents, 2026
36,185
-4% since 2014
Maastricht +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,090 residents per km², this wijk is 81% more densely populated than the municipality of Maastricht.
Residents per km²4,090
Dwellings per km²2,068.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.1 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
24% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 154,250
15 to 255,950
25 to 458,670
45 to 658,480
65 to 806,335
80 and over2,495
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are never married.
Never married18,975
Married11,415
Divorced3,620
Widowed2,170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
61% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands22,200
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)6,570
Outside Europe7,415
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
42% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo18,480
Havo, vwo, mbo2-411,650
Higher professional, university7,300
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Maastricht; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Maastricht voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of MaastrichtThe Netherlands
D66
19.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.8%
16.7%
VVD
12.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17%
12.8%
CDA
9.7%
11.8%
JA21
4.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
11.5%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Buitenwijk West has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 17% higher than in Maastricht (0.6). 14% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Maastricht (19%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Maastricht (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▲2 percentage points higher than Maastricht (9%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Maastricht (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▲17% higher than Maastricht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Maastricht (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▼lower than Maastricht (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (1%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Maastricht (0%)
Social housing
49%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€267,000
▼33% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Maastricht (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▲2 percentage points higher than Maastricht (9%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Maastricht (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▲17% higher than Maastricht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Maastricht (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▼lower than Maastricht (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Maastricht (1%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Maastricht (0%)
Social housing
49%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€267,000
▼33% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 670 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie320
Handel en horeca470
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie210
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed60
Zakelijke dienstverlening670
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg605
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten445
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
14% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Maastricht (2025).
Petrol85.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)14.4%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 9% to 14% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
14%▼ 5 percentage points below Maastricht (19%)
+5 pp since 2014
Maastricht +7 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 14,000 passenger cars and 865 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars14,000
Motorcycles865
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (1%).
Residential87.9%
Retail0.9%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial0.2%
Lodging1.3%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other8.6%
Explanation
Based on 21,098 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
4,090 residents per km²: 7.6 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,090
NL 539▲ +659% vs NL
Social housing49%
NL 28%▲ +75% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings38%
NL 57%▼ −33% vs NL
Average WOZ value€267,000
NL €398,000▼ −33% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings45%
NL 37%▲ +22% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026