Balgoij, Wijchen
About 610 people live in Balgoij, in 240 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 32% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €462,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.7 km away, a supermarket 2.8 km and a GP 3 km.
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Is Balgoij a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 32% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 38% |
| Safety and nuisance | 81% |
| Social cohesion | 79% |
| Amenities | 27% |
| Housing stock | 74% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Balgoij safe?
| All registered crime | 19.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.6 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) | €462,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 5% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.8 km |
| GP | 3 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 4 km |
| Train station | 4.7 km |
| Hospital | 12.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Wijchen
Verspreidehuizen Balgoij · Huurlingsedam · De Lingert · Diemewei · De Flier · De Meren · De gamert · De Geer · Elsland · Abersland · Kronenland · Oudelaan
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02960200. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.