Living in Scharn

Neighbourhood in Buitenwijk Oost, Maastricht

Inhabitants
6,875
Homes
3,420
Avg. WOZ value
€368,000
Owner-occupied homes
55%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€368,000

    Buitenwijk Oost €312,000Maastricht €313,000

    higher than in Maastricht (€313,000)
  • Owner-occupied55%higher than in Maastricht (39%)
  • Single-family home53%higher than in Maastricht (48%)
More figures about living
Homes
3,420district 15,806 · municipality 66,249
Rented homes
44%district 60% · municipality 61%
Housing association rentals
22%district 38% · municipality 34%
Multi-family homes
47%district 45% · municipality 52%
Built in the last 10 years
4%district 7% · municipality 6%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.

Population

  • Inhabitants6,875
  • Households with children20%equal to Maastricht (18%)
  • Age

    Maastricht

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
1,867district 2,462 · municipality 2,251
Households
3,815district 18,290 · municipality 73,352
People per household
1.8district 1.7 · municipality 1.7
Single-person households
55%district 57% · municipality 58%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.7 kmequal to Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • GP0.6 kmcloser than in Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • Primary school0.6 kmcloser than in Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • Train station1.8 kmcloser than in Maastricht (2.6 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.8 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 0.9 km
Day care
0.5 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
2.1 kmdistrict 2.2 km · municipality 3.0 km
Motorway access
1.0 kmdistrict 1.0 km · municipality 2.4 km
Hospital
1.0 kmdistrict 1.8 km · municipality 1.7 km
Library
0.8 kmdistrict 1.8 km · municipality 1.9 km
Swimming pool
1.7 kmdistrict 1.6 km · municipality 3.8 km
Restaurants within 1 km
10district 7 · municipality 15
Cars per household
0.7district 0.6 · municipality 0.6

Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.

Energy

  • With solar power31%higher than in Maastricht (23%)
  • Natural-gas-free9%equal to Maastricht (10%)
  • Natural gas per home per year900 m³

    Buitenwijk Oost 760 m³Maastricht 760 m³

    higher than in Maastricht (760 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,560 kWhdistrict 2,370 kWh · municipality 2,260 kWh
Electrically heated
12%district 11% · municipality 9%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€38,300higher than in Maastricht (€32,900)
  • Median wealth per household€108,200higher than in Maastricht (€20,300)
  • SES score-0.04

    -1.000+1.00

    Scharn -0.04Buitenwijk Oost -0.28Maastricht -0.25

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.