Lankforst, Nijmegen
About 2,045 people live in Lankforst, in 1,070 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 95% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 31.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €273,000; 44% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.6 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Lankforst a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 95% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 54% |
| Safety and nuisance | 9% |
| Social cohesion | 12% |
| Amenities | 65% |
| Housing stock | 9% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Lankforst safe?
| All registered crime | 31.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.4 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) | €273,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 44% / 56% |
| Apartments | 50% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 47% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 3.4 km |
| Train station | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | 3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nijmegen
Meijhorst · Aldenhof · Zwanenveld · Malvert · Tolhuis · Weezenhof · Staddijk · 't Acker · De Kamp · 't Broek · Neerbosch-West · Brakkenstein
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02680734. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.