Bovenbuurt, Wageningen
About 2,970 people live in Bovenbuurt, in 1,925 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 79% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €322,000; 47% of homes are owner-occupied and 32% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.6 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Bovenbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 79% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 41% |
| Safety and nuisance | 33% |
| Social cohesion | 16% |
| Amenities | 83% |
| Housing stock | 3% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bovenbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 20.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 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) | €322,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 47% / 53% |
| Apartments | 66% |
| Households with children | 13% |
| Single-person households | 67% |
| Age 65+ | 13% |
| Average income per resident | €30,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.3 km |
| Secondary school | 0.4 km |
| Train station | 6.6 km |
| Hospital | 1.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Wageningen
Benedenbuurt · De Buurt-Oost · De Buurt-West · Haverlanden · Pomona · Nude-buurt · Nudepark, Rijnhaven en Industrieweg · Marijkebuurt · Haarweg · Kortenoord-Oost · Kortenoord-West · Binnenstad
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02890701. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.