Neighbourhood Oosterhout

Neighbourhood in district Nijmegen-Noord · municipality Nijmegen · Gelderland

  • 2.163 homes
  • 6.310 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2005
  • avg. WOZ € 503.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Oosterhout

Homes
2.163
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2005
Average living area
145 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.167
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 58% 1.245
  • End-terrace house 24% 520
  • Detached 7% 159
  • Apartment 7% 151
  • Semi-detached house 4% 88

Energy label

  • A or better 84% 1.815
  • B 15% 330
  • C 0% 4
  • D 0% 3
  • E 0% 1
  • F 0% 3
  • G 0% 5
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 10
  • 1945–1969 0% 4
  • 1970–1989 0% 4
  • 1990–2009 83% 1.794
  • 2010 and later 16% 351

Residents

Residents
6.310
January 1, 2025
Households
2.235
avg. 2,8 people
One-person households
19%
Households with children
59%
Population density
2.549
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,1 km²
of which 0,6 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 24% 1.490
  • 15–25 years 15% 965
  • 25–45 years 25% 1.570
  • 45–65 years 30% 1.895
  • 65 years and older 6% 385

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 503.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
78%
Rental homes
22%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
93%
7% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
1%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
3.040 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.170 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
110 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
54%
Gas-free
88%
District heating
73%
Mainly electrically heated
16%
Heat network
70%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
14% central heating, 78% district heating, 5% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.075 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.457 passenger cars
Company locations
735
of which 80 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 4%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 2.163 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 29% 634
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 970
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 15% 319
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 200
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 34
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 49%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
68%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
average 2,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
56%
municipality 51%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
26%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
98%
municipality 60%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
91%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
59%
municipality 93%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
107
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
3 burglaries
Municipality
63
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 10% 11
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 10
  • Mishandeling 7% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 6
  • Bedreiging 4% 4
  • Woninginbraak 3% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 882021
  2. 952022
  3. 1372023
  4. 1282024
  5. 1322025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 more than sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,5 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,4 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,8%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 50.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 314.200
Net labour participation
82%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
34,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)