Living in Biesland

Neighbourhood in Buitenwijk Zuidwest, Maastricht

Inhabitants
1,970
Homes
1,180
Avg. WOZ value
€421,000
Owner-occupied homes
45%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€421,000

    Buitenwijk Zuidwest €511,000Maastricht €313,000

    higher than in Maastricht (€313,000)
  • Owner-occupied45%higher than in Maastricht (39%)
  • Single-family home49%equal to Maastricht (48%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,180district 4,714 · municipality 66,249
Rented homes
54%district 36% · municipality 61%
Housing association rentals
1%district 5% · municipality 34%
Multi-family homes
51%district 34% · municipality 52%
Built in the last 10 years
0%district 1% · municipality 6%

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

Population

  • Inhabitants1,970
  • Households with children17%equal to Maastricht (18%)
  • Age

    Maastricht

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
3,537district 1,063 · municipality 2,251
Households
1,145district 4,720 · municipality 73,352
People per household
1.7district 1.9 · municipality 1.7
Single-person households
57%district 45% · municipality 58%

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

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.6 kmcloser than in Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • GP1.3 kmfurther than in Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • Primary school1.4 kmfurther than in Maastricht (0.7 km)
  • Train station3.5 kmfurther than in Maastricht (2.6 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
1.7 kmdistrict 1.1 km · municipality 0.9 km
Day care
0.8 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
3.5 kmdistrict 3.6 km · municipality 3.0 km
Motorway access
3.7 kmdistrict 3.7 km · municipality 2.4 km
Hospital
1.2 kmdistrict 2.1 km · municipality 1.7 km
Library
2.5 kmdistrict 2.9 km · municipality 1.9 km
Swimming pool
5.6 kmdistrict 5.7 km · municipality 3.8 km
Restaurants within 1 km
9district 7 · municipality 15
Cars per household
0.6district 0.8 · municipality 0.6

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

Energy

  • With solar power27%higher than in Maastricht (23%)
  • Natural-gas-free23%higher than in Maastricht (10%)
  • Natural gas per home per year870 m³

    Buitenwijk Zuidwest 1,120 m³Maastricht 760 m³

    higher than in Maastricht (760 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,370 kWhdistrict 2,720 kWh · municipality 2,260 kWh
Electrically heated
6%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€327,100higher than in Maastricht (€20,300)
  • SES score+0.10

    -1.000+1.00

    Biesland +0.10Buitenwijk Zuidwest +0.23Maastricht -0.25

More figures about income
Avg. income per inhabitant
no figure for this areadistrict €46,800 · municipality €32,900

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