Biest, Weert
About 2,290 people live in Biest, in 1,045 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 44% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 23.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €314,000; 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 19% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.8 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Biest a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 44% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 37% |
| Safety and nuisance | 25% |
| Social cohesion | 29% |
| Amenities | 88% |
| Housing stock | 24% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Biest safe?
| All registered crime | 23.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 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) | €314,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 69% / 30% |
| Apartments | 20% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 38% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 0.5 km |
| Train station | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | 0.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Weert
Maaspoort · Weert-Centrum · Groenewoud-Noord · Groenewoud-Zuid · Fatima · Molenakker · Keent · Keent buitengebied · Laarveld · Hulshoven buitengebied · Laar buitengebied · Hushoven
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09881201. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.