Living in Benedenstad

Neighbourhood in Nijmegen-Centrum, Nijmegen

Inhabitants
2,685
Homes
1,642
Avg. WOZ value
€346,000
Owner-occupied homes
14%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€346,000

    Nijmegen-Centrum €359,000Nijmegen €387,000

    lower than in Nijmegen (€387,000)
  • Owner-occupied14%lower than in Nijmegen (44%)
  • Single-family home21%lower than in Nijmegen (53%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,642district 6,144 · municipality 87,822
Rented homes
86%district 77% · municipality 56%
Housing association rentals
53%district 27% · municipality 38%
Multi-family homes
79%district 89% · municipality 47%
Built in the last 10 years
1%district 5% · municipality 11%

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

Population

  • Inhabitants2,685
  • Households with children11%lower than in Nijmegen (22%)
  • Age

    Nijmegen

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
8,788district 10,114 · municipality 3,579
Households
1,860district 9,725 · municipality 104,361
People per household
1.4district 1.3 · municipality 1.8
Single-person households
67%district 76% · municipality 55%

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

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.5 kmcloser than in Nijmegen (0.7 km)
  • GP0.5 kmcloser than in Nijmegen (0.9 km)
  • Primary school0.3 kmcloser than in Nijmegen (0.7 km)
  • Train station1.1 kmcloser than in Nijmegen (1.8 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.7 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 0.9 km
Day care
0.7 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
1.1 kmdistrict 0.9 km · municipality 3.7 km
Motorway access
1.3 kmdistrict 1.3 km · municipality 2.2 km
Hospital
3.4 kmdistrict 3.0 km · municipality 2.7 km
Library
0.8 kmdistrict 0.8 km · municipality 1.6 km
Swimming pool
3.2 kmdistrict 2.9 km · municipality 2.9 km
Restaurants within 1 km
84district 87 · municipality 13
Cars per household
0.5district 0.3 · municipality 0.7

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

Energy

  • With solar power2%lower than in Nijmegen (30%)
  • Natural-gas-free1%lower than in Nijmegen (16%)
  • Natural gas per home per year740 m³

    Nijmegen-Centrum 740 m³Nijmegen 710 m³

    higher than in Nijmegen (710 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
1,760 kWhdistrict 1,990 kWh · municipality 2,250 kWh
Electrically heated
1%district 5% · municipality 8%

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

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€33,600equal to Nijmegen (€33,500)
  • Median wealth per household€9,400lower than in Nijmegen (€21,400)
  • SES score-0.22

    -1.000+1.00

    Benedenstad -0.22Nijmegen-Centrum -0.23Nijmegen -0.13

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