The population is growing faster than in Nijmegen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Nijmegen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Biezen is €370,000, 4% lower than in Nijmegen (€387,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 26% in Nijmegen. 31% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points less than in Nijmegen (44%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€370,000
▼4% lower than Nijmegen (€387,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+25%
=about the same as Nijmegen (+26%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
▼13 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (44%)
Social housing
50%
▲12 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (38%)
Private rent
19%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (18%)
Single-family dwellings
38%
▼15 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (15%)
Built 2006–2015
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (9%)
Built 1945–1964
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (16%)
Average WOZ value
€370,000
▼4% lower than Nijmegen (€387,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+25%
=about the same as Nijmegen (+26%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
▼13 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (44%)
Social housing
50%
▲12 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (38%)
Private rent
19%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (18%)
Single-family dwellings
38%
▼15 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (15%)
Built 2006–2015
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (9%)
Built 1945–1964
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2022 and 2025, to €370,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€370,000▼ 4% below Nijmegen
+25% since 2022
Nijmegen +26%
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: ~€243 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€243/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
90 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €370,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Property tax (OZB)€58€32
Water board levy€42–
Sewage levy€16€22
Waste levy€4€27
Costs to set aside€123
Maintenance reserve€115–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Nijmegen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 106th 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 90 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €370,000.
Levies: Nijmegen'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
Biezen has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Nijmegen-Oud-West.
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: €370,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Biezen
370,000
5,155
–
Wolfskuil
378,000
2,768
–
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 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied31%
Social housing50%
Private rent19%
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
62% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes38%
Multi-family homes62%
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
23% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 12% in the municipality of Nijmegen.
Before 194522%
1945-196410.9%
1965-19740.1%
1975-199114.9%
1992-200513.8%
2006-201515.7%
2016 and later22.6%
Explanation
Based on 5,251 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 Nijmegen average.
In 2025, 49 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Biezen, 22% lower than in Nijmegen (63). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 17%, against a fall of 6% in Nijmegen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
49
▼22% lower than Nijmegen (63)
Change since 2022
-17%
▼lower than Nijmegen (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼18% lower than Nijmegen (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
49
▼22% lower than Nijmegen (63)
Change since 2022
-17%
▼lower than Nijmegen (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼18% lower than Nijmegen (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Biezen registered 49 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 63 in the municipality of Nijmegen.
Biezen49
The municipality of Nijmegen63
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 Biezen is 'Theft and burglary': 31.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.6 in the municipality of Nijmegen.
BiezenNijmegen
Theft and burglary31.4
Nijmegen 34.6▼ −9% vs Nijmegen
Traffic7.0
Nijmegen 8.3▼ −16% vs Nijmegen
Fraud and scams3.7
Nijmegen 4.5▼ −18% vs Nijmegen
Vandalism and public order3.6
Nijmegen 6.4▼ −44% vs Nijmegen
Violence and threats1.9
Nijmegen 5.3▼ −64% vs Nijmegen
Other and withheld1.2
Nijmegen 3.5▼ −66% vs Nijmegen
Environmental0.0
Nijmegen 0.1≈ Nijmegen
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 Biezen registered 22 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and 1 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 Nijmegen average; green space is below the Nijmegen average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Biezen rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Nijmegen. More adults smoke (23% against 19%), more report anxiety or depression (56% against 53%) and more feel lonely (48% against 46%), but fewer are overweight (42% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Biezen, covering 73% of the area, against 52% in Nijmegen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 19 percentage points below the 21% in Nijmegen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (21%)
More figures
Smokes
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (53%)
Lonely
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
73%
▲21 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (21%)
More figures
Smokes
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (53%)
Lonely
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
73%
▲21 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (9%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Nijmegen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Nijmegen
Good self-rated health
70.8%
72.9%
Smokes
22.7%
19.3%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
7%
Overweight
41.9%
42.8%
Lonely
48.1%
46.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
52.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.8%
53.3%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 21% in the municipality of Nijmegen.
Traffic4.8%
Built-up72.6%
Other built-up5.6%
Recreation1.6%
Water15.3%
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
Distance to amenities
A gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.3
GP practices
–
1.1
Daycares
–
1.7
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Nijmegen average.
Biezen has 9,900 inhabitants (2026), or 9,448 per km² (2.6 times as high as in Nijmegen). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 11%, against a rise of 6% in Nijmegen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Nijmegen was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 27% of the vote, against 13% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2022
+11%
▲higher than Nijmegen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Nijmegen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
▲higher than Nijmegen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
37%
▲6 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (31%)
Never married
66%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (63%)
Dutch origin
71%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (47%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2022
+11%
▲higher than Nijmegen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Nijmegen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
▲higher than Nijmegen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
37%
▲6 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (31%)
Never married
66%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (63%)
Dutch origin
71%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (47%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population per year
The population grew 11% between 2022 and 2026, to 9,900.
Residents, 2026
9,900
+11% since 2022
Nijmegen +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 9,448 residents per km², this buurt is 2.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Nijmegen.
Residents per km²9,448
Dwellings per km²4,909.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.6 died per 1,000.
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
37% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 151,080
15 to 251,355
25 to 453,695
45 to 652,200
65 to 801,290
80 and over275
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
66% of residents are never married.
Never married6,580
Married2,145
Divorced835
Widowed340
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
71% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands7,020
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,125
Outside Europe1,750
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
51% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,740
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,280
Higher professional, university4,140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Nijmegen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Nijmegen voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 27% of the valid votes.
Municipality of NijmegenThe Netherlands
D66
25.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
10.5%
16.7%
VVD
8.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
27%
12.8%
CDA
6.9%
11.8%
JA21
3.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.3%
4.5%
BBB
0.7%
2.6%
Other
14.7%
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
Biezen has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 14% lower than in Nijmegen (0.7). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Nijmegen (21%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲2 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (15%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (8%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼14% lower than Nijmegen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+3 pp
=about the same as Nijmegen (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲7 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (3%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nijmegen (1%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
50%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
62%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲2 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (15%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (8%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼14% lower than Nijmegen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+3 pp
=about the same as Nijmegen (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲7 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (3%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nijmegen (1%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
50%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
62%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 310 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie120
Handel en horeca160
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie110
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening300
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg310
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Nijmegen (2025).
Petrol80.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.1%
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 16% to 19% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 2 percentage points below Nijmegen (21%)
+3 pp since 2022
Nijmegen +3 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, 3,715 passenger cars and 235 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,715
Motorcycles235
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).
Residential96.1%
Retail1.3%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial0.7%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 5,464 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
9,448 residents per km²: 18 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²9,448
NL 539▲ +1653% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings31%
NL 57%▼ −46% vs NL
Social housing50%
NL 28%▲ +79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings62%
NL 37%▲ +68% vs NL
Single-family dwellings38%
NL 63%▼ −40% 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