The population is growing about as fast as in Nijmegen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Nijmegen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Brakkenstein is €474,000, 22% higher than in Nijmegen (€387,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 24%, against a rise of 26% in Nijmegen. 55% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Nijmegen (44%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€474,000
▲22% higher than Nijmegen (€387,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+24%
▼lower than Nijmegen (+26%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
55%
▲11 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (44%)
Social housing
25%
▼13 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (38%)
Private rent
19%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (18%)
Single-family dwellings
69%
▲16 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (53%)
Built 1975–1991
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (19%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (10%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (12%)
Average WOZ value
€474,000
▲22% higher than Nijmegen (€387,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+24%
▼lower than Nijmegen (+26%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
55%
▲11 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (44%)
Social housing
25%
▼13 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (38%)
Private rent
19%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (18%)
Single-family dwellings
69%
▲16 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (53%)
Built 1975–1991
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (19%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (10%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 24% between 2022 and 2025, to €474,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€474,000▲ 22% above Nijmegen
+24% 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: ~€304 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€304/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
120 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €474,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€140NL median
Property tax (OZB)€75€42
Water board levy€45–
Sewage levy€16€22
Waste levy€4€27
Costs to set aside€164
Maintenance reserve€153–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Nijmegen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 193rd 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 120 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €474,000.
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
Brakkenstein has the highest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Nijmegen-Zuid.
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: €474,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Brakkenstein
474,000
1,884
–
Hatertse Hei
386,000
1,966
–
Grootstal
345,000
2,877
–
Hatert
296,000
5,100
–
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 owner-occupied, at 55% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied55%
Social housing25%
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
69% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes69%
Multi-family homes31%
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
37% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 16% in the municipality of Nijmegen.
Before 194522.2%
1945-196437.4%
1965-197419.4%
1975-19914.1%
1992-20053.4%
2006-20156%
2016 and later7.5%
Explanation
Based on 1,885 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, 36 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Brakkenstein, 43% lower than in Nijmegen (63). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 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
36
▼43% lower than Nijmegen (63)
Change since 2022
+17%
▲higher than Nijmegen (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.5
▲25% higher than Nijmegen (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
36
▼43% lower than Nijmegen (63)
Change since 2022
+17%
▲higher than Nijmegen (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.5
▲25% higher than Nijmegen (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Brakkenstein registered 36 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 63 in the municipality of Nijmegen.
Brakkenstein36
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 Brakkenstein is 'Theft and burglary': 15.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.6 in the municipality of Nijmegen.
BrakkensteinNijmegen
Theft and burglary15.7
Nijmegen 34.6▼ −55% vs Nijmegen
Vandalism and public order5.7
Nijmegen 6.4▼ −11% vs Nijmegen
Fraud and scams5.5
Nijmegen 4.5▲ +22% vs Nijmegen
Traffic4.5
Nijmegen 8.3▼ −46% vs Nijmegen
Other and withheld2.5
Nijmegen 3.5▼ −29% vs Nijmegen
Violence and threats1.7
Nijmegen 5.3▼ −68% 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 Brakkenstein registered 6 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 above the Nijmegen average; green space is above the Nijmegen average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Brakkenstein rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Nijmegen. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (47% against 53%), fewer smoke (14% against 19%), fewer feel lonely (42% against 46%) and fewer are overweight (40% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Brakkenstein, covering 49% of the area, against 52% in Nijmegen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 47% of the area, 26 percentage points above the 21% in Nijmegen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲2 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
47%
▲26 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (21%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼6 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Smokes
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (19%)
Lonely
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (46%)
Overweight
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
26%
▲19 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (9%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲2 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
47%
▲26 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (21%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼6 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Smokes
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (19%)
Lonely
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (46%)
Overweight
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
26%
▲19 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (9%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (9%)
Health
An estimated 75% 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
74.9%
72.9%
Smokes
14.3%
19.3%
Excessive drinking
5.6%
7%
Overweight
40.1%
42.8%
Lonely
42.3%
46.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.9%
52.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.4%
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
47% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 21% in the municipality of Nijmegen.
Traffic4.1%
Built-up48.6%
Recreation21.2%
Forest and nature26%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.6
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
3.7
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 about as fast as the Nijmegen average.
Brakkenstein has 4,005 inhabitants (2026), or 2,741 per km² (24% lower than in Nijmegen). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 6%, the same as 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
+6%
=about the same as Nijmegen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Nijmegen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Nijmegen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▼7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (31%)
Never married
56%
▼7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (63%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲9 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
60%
▲13 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
+6%
=about the same as Nijmegen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Nijmegen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Nijmegen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▼7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (31%)
Never married
56%
▼7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (63%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲9 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
60%
▲13 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 6% between 2022 and 2026, to 4,005.
Residents, 2026
4,005
+6% since 2022
Nijmegen +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,741 residents per km², this buurt is 24% less densely populated than the municipality of Nijmegen.
Residents per km²2,741
Dwellings per km²1,290.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 18.6 died per 1,000.
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 15495
15 to 25585
25 to 45970
45 to 65890
65 to 80740
80 and over330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are never married.
Never married2,260
Married1,200
Divorced290
Widowed260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
79% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,170
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)355
Outside Europe480
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
60% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1390
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4810
Higher professional, university1,790
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
Brakkenstein has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 14% higher than in Nijmegen (0.7). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Nijmegen (21%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
36%
▲9 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (27%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (15%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▲14% higher than Nijmegen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+5 pp
▲higher than Nijmegen (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (3%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nijmegen (2%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
31%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€474,000
▲19% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
36%
▲9 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (27%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (15%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▲14% higher than Nijmegen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+5 pp
▲higher than Nijmegen (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (3%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nijmegen (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nijmegen (2%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
31%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€474,000
▲19% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 165 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening115
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg165
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Nijmegen (2025).
Petrol74.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.2%
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 20% to 25% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▲ 4 percentage points above Nijmegen (21%)
+5 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, 1,650 passenger cars and 115 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,650
Motorcycles115
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (2%).
Residential89%
Retail0.7%
Office0.3%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare1.8%
Industrial0.5%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other8.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,119 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
2,741 residents per km²: 5.1 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,741
NL 539▲ +409% vs NL
Private rent19%
NL 14%▲ +36% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings31%
NL 37%▼ −16% vs NL
Average WOZ value€474,000
NL €398,000▲ +19% vs NL
Social housing25%
NL 28%▼ −11% 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