Brakkenstein, Nijmegen
About 4,025 people live in Brakkenstein, in 2,075 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 31% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 35.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €461,000; 55% of homes are owner-occupied and 25% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.7 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Brakkenstein a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 31% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 48% |
| Social cohesion | 24% |
| Amenities | 81% |
| Housing stock | 23% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Brakkenstein safe?
| All registered crime | 35.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 6.5 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) | €461,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 55% / 45% |
| Apartments | 31% |
| Households with children | 24% |
| Single-person households | 49% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | €35,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 1.7 km |
| Train station | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | 1.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nijmegen
Hatert · Grootstal · Hatertse Hei · Heijendaal · St. Anna · Goffert · Hazenkamp · Nije Veld · Tolhuis · Zwanenveld · Meijhorst · Lankforst
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02680618. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.