De Afhang, Horst aan de Maas
About 1,955 people live in De Afhang, in 735 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 50% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 21 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €440,000; 75% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.4 km away, a supermarket 1.2 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is De Afhang a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 50% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 26% |
| Safety and nuisance | 59% |
| Social cohesion | 54% |
| Amenities | 45% |
| Housing stock | 56% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Afhang safe?
| All registered crime | 21 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €440,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 75% / 25% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 49% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 13% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.2 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | 0.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Horst aan de Maas
De Risselt · Stuksbeemden · Berkelsbroek · Kappellerhof · Nieuwstraat · Weisterbeek · De Riet · Molenveld · Horst-Centrum · Verspreide huizen Horst · Melderslo · Verspreide huizen Hegelsom
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU15070409. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.