Meinerswijk/De Praets, Arnhem

Living in Meinerswijk/De Praets

Meinerswijk/De Praets is urban but not overwhelming, and the stock is a genuine mix of apartments and family houses (35% houses).

With just 57 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards. Water makes up 36% of its surface — canals and waterfront are part of daily scenery here, and so are the price tags of homes that face them.

Arnhem combines affordable urban neighborhoods with direct access to the Veluwe and the German border. The fashion and energy sectors anchor local employment, and the city's hilly parks give some buurten views most Dutch cities simply don't have.

The housing market in Meinerswijk/De Praets

The average home value (WOZ) in Meinerswijk/De Praets is €390,000, which puts it at #22 of 73 neighborhoods in Arnhem — 16% pricier than most of the city. You pay for the location here. For scale: Arnhem's cheapest buurt averages €199,000 and its priciest €874,000, so Meinerswijk/De Praets sits in the middle of the pack.

The direction of the market: between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €202,000 to €390,000, up 93% — faster than the city as a whole (+72%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 60% owner-occupied against 40% rental. Enough homes trade hands to give you comparable sales, but check what's actually for sale versus rented in the specific block you're eyeing — the mix can flip from one street to the next.

Who lives here

Demographically, Meinerswijk/De Praets is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (42% of its 125 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 20%. Households split into 49% singles and 24% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 1.9 people.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: plan your groceries: the nearest large supermarket is 2.1 km away; dining out means a short trip: only 1 café or restaurant sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 34 min walk · GP 32 min · hospital 4.3 km · library 2.1 km · 2 cinemas within 5 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: the nearest primary school is 23 minutes on foot; daycare is 1.9 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is an 11-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 9-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.5 km away; car ownership is moderate (1.0 per household).

Energy and running costs

Since 98% of the stock predates 2000, always check the energy label of a specific listing — the difference between label C and label F on an average home here is easily a few thousand euros a year in heating, and it changes what you can sensibly bid.

Before you bid in Meinerswijk/De Praets

Before you bid in Meinerswijk/De Praets: the national soil map leaves built-up areas unclassified, and city centres like this one often sit on peat, and pre-1970 homes may stand on wooden piles — since the 2026 appraisal rules, a foundation risk class (A–E) appears in every valuation, so check it before you bid, not after the deal is already emotional.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

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