Living in Belfort

Neighbourhood in Buitenwijk West, Maastricht

Inhabitants
2,555
Homes
1,315
Avg. WOZ value
€283,000
Owner-occupied homes
77%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€283,000

    Buitenwijk West €267,000Maastricht €313,000

    lower than in Maastricht (€313,000)
  • Owner-occupied77%higher than in Maastricht (39%)
  • Single-family home55%higher than in Maastricht (48%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,315district 18,304 · municipality 66,249
Rented homes
21%district 62% · municipality 61%
Housing association rentals
0%district 49% · municipality 34%
Multi-family homes
45%district 45% · municipality 52%
Built in the last 10 years
2%district 4% · municipality 6%

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

Population

  • Inhabitants2,555
  • Households with children19%equal to Maastricht (18%)
  • Age

    Maastricht

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
5,237district 4,070 · municipality 2,251
Households
1,430district 20,105 · municipality 73,352
People per household
1.8district 1.8 · municipality 1.7
Single-person households
48%district 52% · municipality 58%

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

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.5 kmcloser than in Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • GP0.8 kmfurther than in Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • Primary school0.5 kmcloser than in Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • Train station4.4 kmfurther than in Maastricht (2.6 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.7 kmdistrict 0.8 km · municipality 0.9 km
Day care
0.4 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
4.4 kmdistrict 4.2 km · municipality 3.0 km
Motorway access
4.4 kmdistrict 4.2 km · municipality 2.4 km
Hospital
1.3 kmdistrict 1.3 km · municipality 1.7 km
Library
1.5 kmdistrict 1.5 km · municipality 1.9 km
Swimming pool
5.7 kmdistrict 5.5 km · municipality 3.8 km
Restaurants within 1 km
2district 4 · municipality 15
Cars per household
0.7district 0.7 · municipality 0.6

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

Energy

  • With solar power28%higher than in Maastricht (23%)
  • Natural-gas-free3%lower than in Maastricht (10%)
  • Natural gas per home per year770 m³

    Buitenwijk West 760 m³Maastricht 760 m³

    equal to Maastricht (760 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,520 kWhdistrict 2,270 kWh · municipality 2,260 kWh
Electrically heated
5%district 6% · municipality 9%

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

Income and wealth2024

  • Median wealth per household€157,900higher than in Maastricht (€20,300)
  • SES score+0.04

    -1.000+1.00

    Belfort +0.04Buitenwijk West -0.35Maastricht -0.25

More figures about income
Avg. income per inhabitant
no figure for this areadistrict €28,600 · municipality €32,900

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